Close to Nickel
#757372
#757372 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Nickel. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 1% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #757372.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.72:1 AABlack text on this color
4.45:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.72:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.45:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #757372 as they’d see it.
#757372 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #757372
What color is #757372?
#757372 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Nickel. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 1% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #757372 in RGB?
#757372 is rgb(117, 115, 114): 117 red, 115 green, and 114 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #757372 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 2, 3, 54). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #757372?
PANTONE Cool Gray 9 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #757372?
Its complement #727475 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.