What color is #759793?

#759793 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759793?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 147: 117 red, 151 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759793?

The complementary color is #977579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759793 color

#759793 rgb(117, 151, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #759793 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 57.6% blue (117, 151, 147).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#759793 color codes

HEX	`#759793`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, -12.62, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 12.75, 187.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.668, 28.021, 31.76)`
Decimal	`7706515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759793, 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 #759793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #759793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759793; }
.text { color: #759793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759793, #758a97); }

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Questions

What color is #759793?: #759793 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759793?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 147: 117 red, 151 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759793?: The complementary color is #977579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.