What color is #758281?

#758281 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758281?

The RGB value is 117, 130, 129: 117 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758281?

The complementary color is #827576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758281 color

#758281 rgb(117, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (117, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#758281 color codes

HEX	`#758281`
RGB	`rgb(117, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -4.97, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 5.09, 192.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.28, 21.332, 23.866)`
Decimal	`7701121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758281, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #758281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #758281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758281; }
.text { color: #758281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758281, #757c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #758281?: #758281 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758281?: The RGB value is 117, 130, 129: 117 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758281?: The complementary color is #827576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.