What color is #758798?

#758798 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758798?

The RGB value is 117, 135, 152: 117 red, 135 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758798?

The complementary color is #988675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758798 color

#758798 rgb(117, 135, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758798 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.9% green and 59.6% blue (117, 135, 152).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#758798 color codes

HEX	`#758798`
RGB	`rgb(117, 135, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.46, -2.57, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.46, 11.53, 257.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.666, 23.376, 33.07)`
Decimal	`7702424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758798, 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 #758798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #758798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758798; }
.text { color: #758798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 135 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758798, #757698); }

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Questions

What color is #758798?: #758798 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758798?: The RGB value is 117, 135, 152: 117 red, 135 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758798?: The complementary color is #988675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.