What color is #758693?

#758693 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 #758693?

The RGB value is 117, 134, 147: 117 red, 134 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758693?

The complementary color is #938275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758693 color

#758693 rgb(117, 134, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758693 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.5% green and 57.6% blue (117, 134, 147).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#758693 color codes

HEX	`#758693`
RGB	`rgb(117, 134, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.01, -3.2, -9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.01, 9.57, 250.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.126, 22.938, 30.913)`
Decimal	`7702163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758693, 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 #758693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #758693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758693; }
.text { color: #758693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 134 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758693, #757793); }

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Questions

What color is #758693?: #758693 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 #758693?: The RGB value is 117, 134, 147: 117 red, 134 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758693?: The complementary color is #938275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.