What color is #758E96?

#758E96 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 #758E96?

The RGB value is 117, 142, 150: 117 red, 142 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758E96?

The complementary color is #967D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758E96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758E96 color

#758E96 rgb(117, 142, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758E96 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.7% green and 58.8% blue (117, 142, 150).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#758E96 color codes

HEX	`#758E96`
RGB	`rgb(117, 142, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -7, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 10.03, 225.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.513, 25.329, 32.551)`
Decimal	`7704214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758E96, 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 #758E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #758E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758e96; }
.text { color: #758e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 142 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758e96, #757e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #758E96?: #758E96 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 #758E96?: The RGB value is 117, 142, 150: 117 red, 142 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758E96?: The complementary color is #967D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758E96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.