What color is #759D98?

#759D98 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759D98?

The RGB value is 117, 157, 152: 117 red, 157 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759D98?

The complementary color is #9D757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759D98 color

#759D98 rgb(117, 157, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #759D98 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 61.6% green and 59.6% blue (117, 157, 152).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#759D98 color codes

HEX	`#759D98`
RGB	`rgb(117, 157, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 61.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, -14.71, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 14.82, 187.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.059, 30.162, 34.201)`
Decimal	`7708056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759D98, 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 #759D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #759D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759d98; }
.text { color: #759d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 157 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759d98, #758e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #759D98?: #759D98 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759D98?: The RGB value is 117, 157, 152: 117 red, 157 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759D98?: The complementary color is #9D757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.