What color is #759866?

#759866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759866?

The RGB value is 117, 152, 102: 117 red, 152 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759866?

The complementary color is #896698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759866?

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.

#759866 color

#759866 rgb(117, 152, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #759866 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.6% green and 40% blue (117, 152, 102).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#759866 color codes

HEX	`#759866`
RGB	`rgb(117, 152, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, -21.86, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 31.37, 134.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.962, 27.197, 16.713)`
Decimal	`7706726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759866, 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 #759866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759866 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 #759866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759866; }
.text { color: #759866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 152 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759866, #669870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #759866?: #759866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759866?: The RGB value is 117, 152, 102: 117 red, 152 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759866?: The complementary color is #896698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759866?: 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.