What color is #758284?

#758284 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758284?

The RGB value is 117, 130, 132: 117 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758284?

The complementary color is #847775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758284 color

#758284 rgb(117, 130, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758284 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51% green and 51.8% blue (117, 130, 132).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#758284 color codes

HEX	`#758284`
RGB	`rgb(117, 130, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -4.32, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 5.1, 212.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.483, 21.413, 24.932)`
Decimal	`7701124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758284, 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 #758284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #758284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758284; }
.text { color: #758284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 130 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758284, #757a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #758284?: #758284 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758284?: The RGB value is 117, 130, 132: 117 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758284?: The complementary color is #847775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.