What color is #75829A?

#75829A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75829A?

The RGB value is 117, 130, 154: 117 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75829A?

The complementary color is #9A8D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75829A color

#75829A rgb(117, 130, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #75829A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (117, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#75829A color codes

HEX	`#75829A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 0.78, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 14.44, 273.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.15, 22.08, 33.713)`
Decimal	`7701146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75829A, 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 #75829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #75829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75829a; }
.text { color: #75829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75829a, #7b759a); }

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Questions

What color is #75829A?: #75829A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75829A?: The RGB value is 117, 130, 154: 117 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75829A?: The complementary color is #9A8D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.