What color is #759281?

#759281 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759281?

The RGB value is 117, 146, 129: 117 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759281?

The complementary color is #927586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759281 color

#759281 rgb(117, 146, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #759281 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (117, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#759281 color codes

HEX	`#759281`
RGB	`rgb(117, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, -13.8, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 14.92, 157.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.576, 25.924, 24.632)`
Decimal	`7705217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759281, 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 #759281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #759281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759281; }
.text { color: #759281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759281, #75928f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #759281?: #759281 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759281?: The RGB value is 117, 146, 129: 117 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759281?: The complementary color is #927586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.