What color is #75979D?

#75979D 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 #75979D?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 157: 117 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75979D?

The complementary color is #9D7B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75979D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75979D color

#75979D rgb(117, 151, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75979D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 61.6% blue (117, 151, 157).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#75979D color codes

HEX	`#75979D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, -10.31, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 12.46, 214.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.487, 28.348, 36.073)`
Decimal	`7706525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75979D, 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 #75979D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75979D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #75979D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75979d; }
.text { color: #75979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75979d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75979d, #75839d); }

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Questions

What color is #75979D?: #75979D 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 #75979D?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 157: 117 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75979D?: The complementary color is #9D7B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75979D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.