What color is #758D8B?

#758D8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758D8B?

The RGB value is 117, 141, 139: 117 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758D8B?

The complementary color is #8D7577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758D8B color

#758D8B rgb(117, 141, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758D8B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.3% green and 54.5% blue (117, 141, 139).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#758D8B color codes

HEX	`#758D8B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 141, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, -8.95, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 9.13, 191.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.52, 24.695, 28.054)`
Decimal	`7703947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758D8B, 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 #758D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #758D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758d8b; }
.text { color: #758d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 141 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758d8b, #75838d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #758D8B?: #758D8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758D8B?: The RGB value is 117, 141, 139: 117 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758D8B?: The complementary color is #8D7577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.