What color is #75979C?

#75979C 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 #75979C?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 156: 117 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75979C?

The complementary color is #9C7A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75979C color

#75979C rgb(117, 151, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75979C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (117, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#75979C color codes

HEX	`#75979C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, -10.54, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 12.38, 211.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.402, 28.314, 35.626)`
Decimal	`7706524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75979C, 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 #75979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #75979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75979c; }
.text { color: #75979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75979c, #75839c); }

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Questions

What color is #75979C?: #75979C 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 #75979C?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 156: 117 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75979C?: The complementary color is #9C7A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.