What color is #759885?

#759885 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759885?

The RGB value is 117, 152, 133: 117 red, 152 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759885?

The complementary color is #987588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759885 color

#759885 rgb(117, 152, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #759885 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.6% green and 52.2% blue (117, 152, 133).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#759885 color codes

HEX	`#759885`
RGB	`rgb(117, 152, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, -16.18, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 17.28, 159.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.797, 27.931, 26.376)`
Decimal	`7706757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759885, 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 #759885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #759885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759885; }
.text { color: #759885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 152 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759885, #759897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759885?: #759885 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759885?: The RGB value is 117, 152, 133: 117 red, 152 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759885?: The complementary color is #987588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.