What color is #759C5E?

#759C5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759C5E?

The RGB value is 117, 156, 94: 117 red, 156 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759C5E?

The complementary color is #855E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759C5E?

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.

#759C5E color

#759C5E rgb(117, 156, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #759C5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 61.2% green and 36.9% blue (117, 156, 94).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#759C5E color codes

HEX	`#759C5E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 156, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 61.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 40%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 40%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, -25.09, 28.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 37.78, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.244, 28.366, 14.943)`
Decimal	`7707742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759C5E, 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 #759C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759C5E 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 #759C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759c5e; }
.text { color: #759c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 156 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759c5e, #5e9c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #759C5E?: #759C5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759C5E?: The RGB value is 117, 156, 94: 117 red, 156 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759C5E?: The complementary color is #855E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759C5E?: 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.