What color is #758296?

#758296 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758296?

The RGB value is 117, 130, 150: 117 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758296?

The complementary color is #968975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758296 color

#758296 rgb(117, 130, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758296 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (117, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#758296 color codes

HEX	`#758296`
RGB	`rgb(117, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -0.19, -12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 12.31, 269.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.822, 21.949, 31.988)`
Decimal	`7701142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758296, 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 #758296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #758296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758296; }
.text { color: #758296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758296, #797596); }

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Questions

What color is #758296?: #758296 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758296?: The RGB value is 117, 130, 150: 117 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758296?: The complementary color is #968975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.