What color is #758D74?

#758D74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758D74?

The RGB value is 117, 141, 116: 117 red, 141 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758D74?

The complementary color is #8C748D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758D74 color

#758D74 rgb(117, 141, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #758D74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.3% green and 45.5% blue (117, 141, 116).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#758D74 color codes

HEX	`#758D74`
RGB	`rgb(117, 141, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, -13.66, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 17.26, 142.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.013, 24.092, 20.115)`
Decimal	`7703924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758D74, 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 #758D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #758D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758d74; }
.text { color: #758d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 141 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758d74, #748d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #758D74?: #758D74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758D74?: The RGB value is 117, 141, 116: 117 red, 141 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758D74?: The complementary color is #8C748D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.