What color is #758882?

#758882 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758882?

The RGB value is 117, 136, 130: 117 red, 136 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758882?

The complementary color is #88757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758882 color

#758882 rgb(117, 136, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758882 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.3% green and 51% blue (117, 136, 130).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#758882 color codes

HEX	`#758882`
RGB	`rgb(117, 136, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.07, -8.12, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.07, 8.18, 173.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.169, 23.001, 24.492)`
Decimal	`7702658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758882, 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 #758882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #758882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758882; }
.text { color: #758882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 136 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758882, #758588); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #758882?: #758882 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758882?: The RGB value is 117, 136, 130: 117 red, 136 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758882?: The complementary color is #88757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.