What color is #758B90?

#758B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758B90?

The RGB value is 117, 139, 144: 117 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758B90?

The complementary color is #907A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758B90 color

#758B90 rgb(117, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758B90 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (117, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#758B90 color codes

HEX	`#758B90`
RGB	`rgb(117, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, -6.71, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 8.55, 218.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.601, 24.26, 29.925)`
Decimal	`7703440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758B90, 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 #758B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #758B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758b90; }
.text { color: #758b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758b90, #757e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #758B90?: #758B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758B90?: The RGB value is 117, 139, 144: 117 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758B90?: The complementary color is #907A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.