What color is #758F74?

#758F74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #758F74?

The RGB value is 117, 143, 116: 117 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #758F74?

The complementary color is #8E748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #758F74?

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.

#758F74 color

#758F74 rgb(117, 143, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #758F74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.1% green and 45.5% blue (117, 143, 116).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#758F74 color codes

HEX	`#758F74`
RGB	`rgb(117, 143, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, -14.74, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 18.61, 142.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.31, 24.687, 20.215)`
Decimal	`7704436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #758F74, 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 #758F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#758F74 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 #758F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #758f74; }
.text { color: #758f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #758f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 143 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #758f74, #748f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #758F74?: #758F74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #758F74?: The RGB value is 117, 143, 116: 117 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #758F74?: The complementary color is #8E748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #758F74?: 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.