What color is #758B7E?

#758B7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758B7E?

The RGB value is 117, 139, 126: 117 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758B7E?

The complementary color is #8B7582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758B7E color

#758B7E rgb(117, 139, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758B7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 54.5% green and 49.4% blue (117, 139, 126).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#758B7E color codes

HEX	`#758B7E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 139, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 54.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, -10.61, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 11.46, 157.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.334, 23.753, 23.248)`
Decimal	`7703422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758B7E, 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 #758B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #758B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758b7e; }
.text { color: #758b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 139 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758b7e, #758b89); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #758B7E?: #758B7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758B7E?: The RGB value is 117, 139, 126: 117 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758B7E?: The complementary color is #8B7582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.