What color is #758579?

#758579 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758579?

The RGB value is 117, 133, 121: 117 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758579?

The complementary color is #857581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758579?

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.

#758579 color

#758579 rgb(117, 133, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758579 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (117, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#758579 color codes

HEX	`#758579`
RGB	`rgb(117, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -8.31, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 9.45, 151.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.174, 21.937, 21.31)`
Decimal	`7701881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758579, 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 #758579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758579 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 #758579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758579; }
.text { color: #758579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758579, #758581); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #758579?: #758579 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758579?: The RGB value is 117, 133, 121: 117 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758579?: The complementary color is #857581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758579?: 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.