What color is #759B9F?

#759B9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759B9F?

The RGB value is 117, 155, 159: 117 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759B9F?

The complementary color is #9F7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759B9F color

#759B9F rgb(117, 155, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #759B9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60.8% green and 62.4% blue (117, 155, 159).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#759B9F color codes

HEX	`#759B9F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 155, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.42, -12, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.42, 13.57, 207.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.314, 29.727, 37.198)`
Decimal	`7707551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759B9F, 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 #759B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #759B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759b9f; }
.text { color: #759b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 155 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759b9f, #75869f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #759B9F?: #759B9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759B9F?: The RGB value is 117, 155, 159: 117 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759B9F?: The complementary color is #9F7975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.