What color is #758D57?

#758D57 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758D57?

The RGB value is 117, 141, 87: 117 red, 141 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758D57?

The complementary color is #6F578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758D57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758D57 color

#758D57 rgb(117, 141, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #758D57 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.3% green and 34.1% blue (117, 141, 87).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#758D57 color codes

HEX	`#758D57`
RGB	`rgb(117, 141, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.6, -18.45, 26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.6, 31.92, 125.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.581, 23.52, 12.576)`
Decimal	`7703895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758D57, 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 #758D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #758D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758d57; }
.text { color: #758d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 141 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758d57, #5a8d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #758D57?: #758D57 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758D57?: The RGB value is 117, 141, 87: 117 red, 141 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758D57?: The complementary color is #6F578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758D57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.