What color is #758470?

#758470 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758470?

The RGB value is 117, 132, 112: 117 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758470?

The complementary color is #7F7084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758470 color

#758470 rgb(117, 132, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #758470 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51.8% green and 43.9% blue (117, 132, 112).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#758470 color codes

HEX	`#758470`
RGB	`rgb(117, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -9.5, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 13.07, 136.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.511, 21.454, 18.492)`
Decimal	`7701616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758470, 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 #758470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #758470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758470; }
.text { color: #758470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758470, #708475); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #758470?: #758470 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758470?: The RGB value is 117, 132, 112: 117 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758470?: The complementary color is #7F7084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.