What color is #759286?

#759286 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759286?

The RGB value is 117, 146, 134: 117 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759286?

The complementary color is #927581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759286 color

#759286 rgb(117, 146, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #759286 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.3% green and 52.5% blue (117, 146, 134).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#759286 color codes

HEX	`#759286`
RGB	`rgb(117, 146, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -12.76, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 13.11, 166.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.917, 26.06, 26.425)`
Decimal	`7705222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759286, 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 #759286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #759286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759286; }
.text { color: #759286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 146 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759286, #758f92); }

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Questions

What color is #759286?: #759286 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759286?: The RGB value is 117, 146, 134: 117 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759286?: The complementary color is #927581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.