What color is #758373?

#758373 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758373?

The RGB value is 117, 131, 115: 117 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758373?

The complementary color is #817383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758373 color

#758373 rgb(117, 131, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758373 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51.4% green and 45.1% blue (117, 131, 115).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#758373 color codes

HEX	`#758373`
RGB	`rgb(117, 131, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, -8.37, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 10.87, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.546, 21.252, 19.341)`
Decimal	`7701363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758373, 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 #758373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #758373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758373; }
.text { color: #758373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 131 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758373, #738379); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #758373?: #758373 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758373?: The RGB value is 117, 131, 115: 117 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758373?: The complementary color is #817383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.