What color is #758986?

#758986 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758986?

The RGB value is 117, 137, 134: 117 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758986?

The complementary color is #897578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758986?

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.

#758986 color

#758986 rgb(117, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (117, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#758986 color codes

HEX	`#758986`
RGB	`rgb(117, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, -7.82, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 7.87, 185.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.584, 23.394, 25.981)`
Decimal	`7702918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758986, 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 #758986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758986 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 #758986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758986; }
.text { color: #758986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758986, #758289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #758986?: #758986 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758986?: The RGB value is 117, 137, 134: 117 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758986?: The complementary color is #897578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758986?: 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.