What color is #758687?

#758687 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758687?

The RGB value is 117, 134, 135: 117 red, 134 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758687?

The complementary color is #877675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758687 color

#758687 rgb(117, 134, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758687 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.5% green and 52.9% blue (117, 134, 135).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#758687 color codes

HEX	`#758687`
RGB	`rgb(117, 134, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, -5.93, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 6.48, 203.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.233, 22.581, 26.21)`
Decimal	`7702151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758687, 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 #758687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #758687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758687; }
.text { color: #758687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 134 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758687, #757d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #758687?: #758687 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758687?: The RGB value is 117, 134, 135: 117 red, 134 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758687?: The complementary color is #877675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.