What color is #758C7B?

#758C7B 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 #758C7B?

The RGB value is 117, 140, 123: 117 red, 140 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758C7B?

The complementary color is #8C7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758C7B color

#758C7B rgb(117, 140, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #758C7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 54.9% green and 48.2% blue (117, 140, 123).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#758C7B color codes

HEX	`#758C7B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 140, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 54.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, -11.77, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 13.37, 151.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.288, 23.968, 22.292)`
Decimal	`7703675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758C7B, 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 #758C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #758C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758c7b; }
.text { color: #758c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 140 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758c7b, #758c87); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #758C7B?: #758C7B 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 #758C7B?: The RGB value is 117, 140, 123: 117 red, 140 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758C7B?: The complementary color is #8C7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.