What color is #758590?

#758590 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758590?

The RGB value is 117, 133, 144: 117 red, 133 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758590?

The complementary color is #908075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758590 color

#758590 rgb(117, 133, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758590 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.2% green and 56.5% blue (117, 133, 144).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#758590 color codes

HEX	`#758590`
RGB	`rgb(117, 133, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, -3.33, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 8.53, 247.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.756, 22.57, 29.643)`
Decimal	`7701904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758590, 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 #758590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #758590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758590; }
.text { color: #758590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 133 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758590, #757790); }

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Questions

What color is #758590?: #758590 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758590?: The RGB value is 117, 133, 144: 117 red, 133 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758590?: The complementary color is #908075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.