Palettes / Colors / #757A8A

#757A8A — Silver Grey

#757A8A is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the gray family.

#757A8A is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A8575; it also sits naturally between #75848A and #7B758A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 46% · Green 48% · Blue 54%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

Previews

CSS code for #757A8A

.text { color: #757A8A; }
.background { background-color: #757A8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #757A8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 122, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 8%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #757A8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 122, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #757A8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 122, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#757A8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#757A8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #757A8A

Tints of #757A8A

Tones of #757A8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A8575:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #757A8A: #000000.

How #757A8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #757A8A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #757A89  ·  #757A8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #757A8A?

#757A8A is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 117, 122, 138). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #757A8A?

#757A8A is RGB 117, 122, 138 — HSL 226°, 8%, 50% — CMYK 15%, 12%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #757A8A?

Its complement is #8A8575; analogous partners are #75848A and #7B758A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #757A8A for text?

Black text on #757A8A has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.