What color is #758E89?

#758E89 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 #758E89?

The RGB value is 117, 142, 137: 117 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758E89?

The complementary color is #8E757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#758E89 color

#758E89 rgb(117, 142, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #758E89 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (117, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#758E89 color codes

HEX	`#758E89`
RGB	`rgb(117, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -9.94, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 9.94, 181.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.523, 24.933, 27.341)`
Decimal	`7704201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758E89, 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 #758E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #758E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758e89; }
.text { color: #758e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758e89, #75878e); }

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Questions

What color is #758E89?: #758E89 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 #758E89?: The RGB value is 117, 142, 137: 117 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758E89?: The complementary color is #8E757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.