What color is #75899A?

#75899A 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 #75899A?

The RGB value is 117, 137, 154: 117 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75899A?

The complementary color is #9A8675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75899A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75899A color

#75899A rgb(117, 137, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75899A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.7% green and 60.4% blue (117, 137, 154).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#75899A color codes

HEX	`#75899A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 137, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, -3.23, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 11.88, 254.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.113, 24.006, 34.034)`
Decimal	`7702938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75899A, 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 #75899A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75899A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #75899A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75899a; }
.text { color: #75899a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75899a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 137 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75899a, #75769a); }

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Questions

What color is #75899A?: #75899A 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 #75899A?: The RGB value is 117, 137, 154: 117 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75899A?: The complementary color is #9A8675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75899A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.