What color is #759F8E?

#759F8E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759F8E?

The RGB value is 117, 159, 142: 117 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759F8E?

The complementary color is #9F7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759F8E color

#759F8E rgb(117, 159, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #759F8E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 62.4% green and 55.7% blue (117, 159, 142).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#759F8E color codes

HEX	`#759F8E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 159, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 62.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -17.97, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 18.47, 166.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.615, 30.53, 30.182)`
Decimal	`7708558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759F8E, 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 #759F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #759F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759f8e; }
.text { color: #759f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 159 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759f8e, #759b9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759F8E?: #759F8E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759F8E?: The RGB value is 117, 159, 142: 117 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759F8E?: The complementary color is #9F7586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.