What color is #758D94?

#758D94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758D94?

The RGB value is 117, 141, 148: 117 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758D94?

The complementary color is #947C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758D94 color

#758D94 rgb(117, 141, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758D94 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.3% green and 58% blue (117, 141, 148).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#758D94 color codes

HEX	`#758D94`
RGB	`rgb(117, 141, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -6.91, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 9.52, 223.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.205, 24.969, 31.661)`
Decimal	`7703956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758D94, 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 #758D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #758D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758d94; }
.text { color: #758d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 141 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758d94, #757e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #758D94?: #758D94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758D94?: The RGB value is 117, 141, 148: 117 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758D94?: The complementary color is #947C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.