What color is #75857A?

#75857A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75857A?

The RGB value is 117, 133, 122: 117 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75857A?

The complementary color is #857580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75857A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75857A color

#75857A rgb(117, 133, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75857A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.2% green and 47.8% blue (117, 133, 122).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#75857A color codes

HEX	`#75857A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 133, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, -8.11, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 9.02, 153.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.236, 21.962, 21.634)`
Decimal	`7701882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75857A, 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 #75857A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75857A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #75857A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75857a; }
.text { color: #75857a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75857a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 133 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75857a, #758582); }

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Questions

What color is #75857A?: #75857A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75857A?: The RGB value is 117, 133, 122: 117 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75857A?: The complementary color is #857580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75857A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.