What color is #75969F?

#75969F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75969F?

The RGB value is 117, 150, 159: 117 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75969F?

The complementary color is #9F7E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75969F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75969F color

#75969F rgb(117, 150, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75969F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 58.8% green and 62.4% blue (117, 150, 159).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#75969F color codes

HEX	`#75969F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 150, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 58.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -9.28, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 12.57, 222.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.499, 28.097, 36.927)`
Decimal	`7706271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75969F, 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 #75969F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75969F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #75969F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75969f; }
.text { color: #75969f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75969f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 150 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75969f, #75819f); }

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Questions

What color is #75969F?: #75969F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75969F?: The RGB value is 117, 150, 159: 117 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75969F?: The complementary color is #9F7E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75969F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.