What color is #759D87?

#759D87 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 #759D87?

The RGB value is 117, 157, 135: 117 red, 157 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759D87?

The complementary color is #9D758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759D87 color

#759D87 rgb(117, 157, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #759D87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 61.6% green and 52.9% blue (117, 157, 135).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#759D87 color codes

HEX	`#759D87`
RGB	`rgb(117, 157, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 61.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, -18.39, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 19.72, 158.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.765, 29.644, 27.387)`
Decimal	`7708039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759D87, 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 #759D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#759D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #759D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759d87; }
.text { color: #759d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 157 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759d87, #759d9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759D87?: #759D87 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 #759D87?: The RGB value is 117, 157, 135: 117 red, 157 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759D87?: The complementary color is #9D758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.