What color is #759985?

#759985 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 #759985?

The RGB value is 117, 153, 133: 117 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759985?

The complementary color is #997589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759985 color

#759985 rgb(117, 153, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #759985 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (117, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#759985 color codes

HEX	`#759985`
RGB	`rgb(117, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -16.71, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 17.92, 158.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.96, 28.257, 26.43)`
Decimal	`7707013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759985, 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 #759985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #759985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759985; }
.text { color: #759985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759985, #759997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759985?: #759985 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 #759985?: The RGB value is 117, 153, 133: 117 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759985?: The complementary color is #997589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.