What color is #75899E?

#75899E 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 #75899E?

The RGB value is 117, 137, 158: 117 red, 137 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75899E?

The complementary color is #9E8A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75899E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75899E color

#75899E rgb(117, 137, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #75899E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.7% green and 62% blue (117, 137, 158).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#75899E color codes

HEX	`#75899E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 137, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -2.25, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 13.72, 260.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.452, 24.141, 35.818)`
Decimal	`7702942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75899E, 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 #75899E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75899E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #75899E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75899e; }
.text { color: #75899e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75899e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 137 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75899e, #76759e); }

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Questions

What color is #75899E?: #75899E 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 #75899E?: The RGB value is 117, 137, 158: 117 red, 137 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75899E?: The complementary color is #9E8A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75899E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.