What color is #759278?

#759278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759278?

The RGB value is 117, 146, 120: 117 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759278?

The complementary color is #92758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759278 color

#759278 rgb(117, 146, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #759278 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.3% green and 47.1% blue (117, 146, 120).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#759278 color codes

HEX	`#759278`
RGB	`rgb(117, 146, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, -15.58, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 18.77, 146.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.004, 25.695, 21.619)`
Decimal	`7705208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759278, 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 #759278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #759278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759278; }
.text { color: #759278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 146 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759278, #759287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #759278?: #759278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759278?: The RGB value is 117, 146, 120: 117 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759278?: The complementary color is #92758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.