What color is #759FAC?

#759FAC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #759FAC?

The RGB value is 117, 159, 172: 117 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #759FAC?

The complementary color is #AC8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #759FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#759FAC color

#759FAC rgb(117, 159, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #759FAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (117, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#759FAC color codes

HEX	`#759FAC`
RGB	`rgb(117, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -11, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 15.8, 225.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.178, 31.555, 43.68)`
Decimal	`7708588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #759FAC, 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 #759FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#759FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #759FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #759fac; }
.text { color: #759fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #759fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #759fac, #7583ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #759FAC?: #759FAC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #759FAC?: The RGB value is 117, 159, 172: 117 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #759FAC?: The complementary color is #AC8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #759FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.