What color is #758972?

#758972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758972?

The RGB value is 117, 137, 114: 117 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758972?

The complementary color is #867289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758972 color

#758972 rgb(117, 137, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #758972 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.7% green and 44.7% blue (117, 137, 114).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#758972 color codes

HEX	`#758972`
RGB	`rgb(117, 137, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -11.87, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 15.49, 140)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.318, 22.888, 19.316)`
Decimal	`7702898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758972, 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 #758972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #758972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758972; }
.text { color: #758972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 137 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758972, #72897b); }

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Questions

What color is #758972?: #758972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758972?: The RGB value is 117, 137, 114: 117 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758972?: The complementary color is #867289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.