What color is #758585?

#758585 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758585?

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

What is the complementary color of #758585?

The complementary color is #857575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758585 color

#758585 rgb(117, 133, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758585 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#758585 color codes

HEX	`#758585`
RGB	`rgb(117, 133, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, -5.8, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 6.13, 198.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.956, 22.25, 25.429)`
Decimal	`7701893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758585, 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 #758585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #758585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758585; }
.text { color: #758585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 133 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758585, #757d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #758585?: #758585 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758585?: The RGB value is 117, 133, 133: 117 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758585?: The complementary color is #857575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.