What color is #759179?

#759179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759179?

The RGB value is 117, 145, 121: 117 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759179?

The complementary color is #91758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759179 color

#759179 rgb(117, 145, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #759179 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (117, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#759179 color codes

HEX	`#759179`
RGB	`rgb(117, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -14.86, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 17.64, 147.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.912, 25.413, 21.889)`
Decimal	`7704953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759179, 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 #759179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #759179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759179; }
.text { color: #759179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759179, #759187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #759179?: #759179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759179?: The RGB value is 117, 145, 121: 117 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759179?: The complementary color is #91758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.