What color is #759971?

#759971 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759971?

The RGB value is 117, 153, 113: 117 red, 153 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759971?

The complementary color is #957199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759971 color

#759971 rgb(117, 153, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #759971 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60% green and 44.3% blue (117, 153, 113).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#759971 color codes

HEX	`#759971`
RGB	`rgb(117, 153, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -20.53, 17.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 26.71, 140.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.707, 27.756, 19.833)`
Decimal	`7706993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759971, 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 #759971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #759971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759971; }
.text { color: #759971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 153 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759971, #719981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #759971?: #759971 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759971?: The RGB value is 117, 153, 113: 117 red, 153 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759971?: The complementary color is #957199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.