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#75868C closest to Serious Cloud

#75868C is a medium gray; the closest named color is Serious Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 52.5% green and 54.9% blue (rgb(117, 134, 140)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 9% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. #75868C is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.55:1.

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Variations of #75868C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#75868C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#75868C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #75868C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7F828C
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82858C
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F858C
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F828C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C838C
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6F8888
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #73878A
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #808485

#75868C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.79:1 Poor#75868C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.55:1 Good#75868C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#75868C in CSS

/* Serious Cloud */
.color { color: #75868C; }
.background { background-color: #75868C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #75868C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(117 134 140);
color: hsl(196 9% 50%);
color: oklch(0.608 0.022 221.0);

#75868C FAQ

What color is #75868C?

#75868C is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #75868C?

#75868C is rgb(117, 134, 140) in RGB, hsl(196, 9%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #75868C?

The complementary color of #75868C is #8C7B75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #75868C?

Black text has the best contrast on #75868C: 5.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #75868C a warm or cool color?

#75868C is a neutral color.