What color is #759774?

#759774 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 #759774?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 116: 117 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759774?

The complementary color is #967497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759774 color

#759774 rgb(117, 151, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #759774 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 45.5% blue (117, 151, 116).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#759774 color codes

HEX	`#759774`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -18.96, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 23.97, 142.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.554, 27.175, 20.629)`
Decimal	`7706484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759774, 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 #759774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #759774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759774; }
.text { color: #759774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759774, #749785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #759774?: #759774 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 #759774?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 116: 117 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759774?: The complementary color is #967497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.