What color is #75828A?

#75828A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75828A?

The RGB value is 117, 130, 138: 117 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75828A?

The complementary color is #8A7D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75828A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75828A color

#75828A rgb(117, 130, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75828A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51% green and 54.1% blue (117, 130, 138).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#75828A color codes

HEX	`#75828A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 130, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, -2.99, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 6.64, 243.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.905, 21.582, 27.157)`
Decimal	`7701130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75828A, 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 #75828A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75828A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #75828A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75828a; }
.text { color: #75828a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75828a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 130 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75828a, #75788a); }

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Questions

What color is #75828A?: #75828A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75828A?: The RGB value is 117, 130, 138: 117 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75828A?: The complementary color is #8A7D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75828A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.