What color is #758475?

#758475 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758475?

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

What is the complementary color of #758475?

The complementary color is #847584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758475 color

#758475 rgb(117, 132, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758475 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#758475 color codes

HEX	`#758475`
RGB	`rgb(117, 132, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -8.54, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 10.59, 143.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.798, 21.569, 19.999)`
Decimal	`7701621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758475, 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 #758475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #758475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758475; }
.text { color: #758475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 132 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758475, #75847d); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #758475?: #758475 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758475?: The RGB value is 117, 132, 117: 117 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758475?: The complementary color is #847584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.