What color is #758166?

#758166 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758166?

The RGB value is 117, 129, 102: 117 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758166?

The complementary color is #726681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758166 color

#758166 rgb(117, 129, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #758166 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (117, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#758166 color codes

HEX	`#758166`
RGB	`rgb(117, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -9.63, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 16.33, 126.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.584, 20.442, 15.587)`
Decimal	`7700838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758166, 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 #758166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #758166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758166; }
.text { color: #758166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758166, #688166); }

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Questions

What color is #758166?: #758166 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758166?: The RGB value is 117, 129, 102: 117 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758166?: The complementary color is #726681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.