What color is #758B75?

#758B75 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 #758B75?

The RGB value is 117, 139, 117: 117 red, 139 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758B75?

The complementary color is #8B758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758B75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758B75 color

#758B75 rgb(117, 139, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #758B75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 54.5% green and 45.9% blue (117, 139, 117).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#758B75 color codes

HEX	`#758B75`
RGB	`rgb(117, 139, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 54.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -12.39, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 15.42, 143.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.779, 23.531, 20.326)`
Decimal	`7703413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758B75, 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 #758B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #758B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758b75; }
.text { color: #758b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 139 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758b75, #758b80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #758B75?: #758B75 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 #758B75?: The RGB value is 117, 139, 117: 117 red, 139 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758B75?: The complementary color is #8B758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758B75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.