What color is #759C73?

#759C73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759C73?

The RGB value is 117, 156, 115: 117 red, 156 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759C73?

The complementary color is #9A739C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759C73 color

#759C73 rgb(117, 156, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #759C73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 61.2% green and 45.1% blue (117, 156, 115).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#759C73 color codes

HEX	`#759C73`
RGB	`rgb(117, 156, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 61.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, -21.71, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 27.73, 141.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.318, 28.796, 20.599)`
Decimal	`7707763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759C73, 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 #759C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #759C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759c73; }
.text { color: #759c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 156 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759c73, #739c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #759C73?: #759C73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759C73?: The RGB value is 117, 156, 115: 117 red, 156 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759C73?: The complementary color is #9A739C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.