What color is #759185?

#759185 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759185?

The RGB value is 117, 145, 133: 117 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759185?

The complementary color is #917581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759185 color

#759185 rgb(117, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #759185 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (117, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#759185 color codes

HEX	`#759185`
RGB	`rgb(117, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -12.43, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 12.82, 165.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.694, 25.726, 26.008)`
Decimal	`7704965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759185, 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 #759185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #759185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759185; }
.text { color: #759185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759185, #758f91); }

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Questions

What color is #759185?: #759185 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759185?: The RGB value is 117, 145, 133: 117 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759185?: The complementary color is #917581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.