What color is #759070?

#759070 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759070?

The RGB value is 117, 144, 112: 117 red, 144 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759070?

The complementary color is #8B7090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759070 color

#759070 rgb(117, 144, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #759070 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.5% green and 43.9% blue (117, 144, 112).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#759070 color codes

HEX	`#759070`
RGB	`rgb(117, 144, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, -16, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 21.22, 138.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.233, 24.898, 19.066)`
Decimal	`7704688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759070, 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 #759070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #759070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759070; }
.text { color: #759070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 144 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759070, #70907b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #759070?: #759070 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759070?: The RGB value is 117, 144, 112: 117 red, 144 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759070?: The complementary color is #8B7090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.