What color is #759988?

#759988 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759988?

The RGB value is 117, 153, 136: 117 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759988?

The complementary color is #997586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759988 color

#759988 rgb(117, 153, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #759988 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (117, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 6.67:1).

#759988 color codes

HEX	`#759988`
RGB	`rgb(117, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, -16.09, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 16.81, 163.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.17, 28.341, 27.537)`
Decimal	`7707016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759988, 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 #759988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #759988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759988; }
.text { color: #759988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759988, #759899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759988?: #759988 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759988?: The RGB value is 117, 153, 136: 117 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759988?: The complementary color is #997586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.