What color is #758E6F?

#758E6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758E6F?

The RGB value is 117, 142, 111: 117 red, 142 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758E6F?

The complementary color is #886F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758E6F color

#758E6F rgb(117, 142, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #758E6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.7% green and 43.5% blue (117, 142, 111).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#758E6F color codes

HEX	`#758E6F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 142, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, -15.12, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 20.36, 137.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.878, 24.275, 18.674)`
Decimal	`7704175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758E6F, 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 #758E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #758E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758e6f; }
.text { color: #758e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 142 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758e6f, #6f8e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #758E6F?: #758E6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758E6F?: The RGB value is 117, 142, 111: 117 red, 142 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758E6F?: The complementary color is #886F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.