What color is #75879C?

#75879C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75879C?

The RGB value is 117, 135, 156: 117 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75879C?

The complementary color is #9C8A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75879C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75879C color

#75879C rgb(117, 135, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #75879C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.9% green and 61.2% blue (117, 135, 156).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#75879C color codes

HEX	`#75879C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 135, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 52.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, -1.6, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 13.43, 263.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.999, 23.509, 34.825)`
Decimal	`7702428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75879C, 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 #75879C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75879C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #75879C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75879c; }
.text { color: #75879c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75879c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 135 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75879c, #76759c); }

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Questions

What color is #75879C?: #75879C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75879C?: The RGB value is 117, 135, 156: 117 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75879C?: The complementary color is #9C8A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75879C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.