What color is #759071?

#759071 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759071?

The RGB value is 117, 144, 113: 117 red, 144 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759071?

The complementary color is #8C7190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759071?

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.

#759071 color

#759071 rgb(117, 144, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #759071 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.5% green and 44.3% blue (117, 144, 113).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 12% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#759071 color codes

HEX	`#759071`
RGB	`rgb(117, 144, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, -15.82, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 20.73, 139.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.289, 24.92, 19.361)`
Decimal	`7704689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759071, 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 #759071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759071 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 #759071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759071; }
.text { color: #759071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 144 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759071, #71907c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #759071?: #759071 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759071?: The RGB value is 117, 144, 113: 117 red, 144 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759071?: The complementary color is #8C7190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759071?: 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.