What color is #758E7D?

#758E7D 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 #758E7D?

The RGB value is 117, 142, 125: 117 red, 142 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758E7D?

The complementary color is #8E7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758E7D color

#758E7D rgb(117, 142, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #758E7D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.7% green and 49% blue (117, 142, 125).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#758E7D color codes

HEX	`#758E7D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 142, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, -12.45, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 13.88, 153.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.71, 24.608, 23.057)`
Decimal	`7704189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758E7D, 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 #758E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #758E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758e7d; }
.text { color: #758e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 142 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758e7d, #758e8a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #758E7D?: #758E7D 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 #758E7D?: The RGB value is 117, 142, 125: 117 red, 142 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758E7D?: The complementary color is #8E7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.