What color is #759F8F?

#759F8F 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 #759F8F?

The RGB value is 117, 159, 143: 117 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759F8F?

The complementary color is #9F7585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759F8F color

#759F8F rgb(117, 159, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #759F8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 62.4% green and 56.1% blue (117, 159, 143).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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).

#759F8F color codes

HEX	`#759F8F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 159, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 62.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.13, -17.76, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.13, 18.15, 168.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.691, 30.56, 30.579)`
Decimal	`7708559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759F8F, 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 #759F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #759F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759f8f; }
.text { color: #759f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 159 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759f8f, #759a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759F8F?: #759F8F 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 #759F8F?: The RGB value is 117, 159, 143: 117 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759F8F?: The complementary color is #9F7585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.