What color is #759F98?

#759F98 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 #759F98?

The RGB value is 117, 159, 152: 117 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759F98?

The complementary color is #9F757C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759F98 color

#759F98 rgb(117, 159, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #759F98 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 62.4% green and 59.6% blue (117, 159, 152).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#759F98 color codes

HEX	`#759F98`
RGB	`rgb(117, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -15.77, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 15.8, 183.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.4, 30.844, 34.315)`
Decimal	`7708568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759F98, 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 #759F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #759F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759f98; }
.text { color: #759f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759f98, #75919f); }

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Questions

What color is #759F98?: #759F98 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 #759F98?: The RGB value is 117, 159, 152: 117 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759F98?: The complementary color is #9F757C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.