What color is #759370?

#759370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759370?

The RGB value is 117, 147, 112: 117 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759370?

The complementary color is #8E7093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759370 color

#759370 rgb(117, 147, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #759370 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.6% green and 43.9% blue (117, 147, 112).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#759370 color codes

HEX	`#759370`
RGB	`rgb(117, 147, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -17.59, 15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 23.22, 139.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.694, 25.819, 19.219)`
Decimal	`7705456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759370, 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 #759370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #759370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759370; }
.text { color: #759370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 147 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759370, #70937d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #759370?: #759370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759370?: The RGB value is 117, 147, 112: 117 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759370?: The complementary color is #8E7093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.