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#758d13

a dark, electric green · warm · closest name: Olive Drab

RGB
117, 141, 19
HSL
72°, 76%, 31%
CMYK
17, 0, 87, 45
Luminance
0.2288

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #758d13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#758d13
Hue
72°
green
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
31%
dark
Brightness
55%
HSV value
Perceived
49%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2288
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.58:1
Closest name
Olive Drab
ΔE2000 3.3
Where it sits
Hue72° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness31%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#758d13
RGBrgb(117, 141, 19)
HSLhsl(72, 76%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 87%, 45%)
LABlab(55.0 -24.2 55.1)
LCHlch(55.0 60.2 113.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.603 0.139 121.2)
Decimal7703827
Display P3color(display-p3 0.459 0.553 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #758d13;
background-color: #758d13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#758d13] bg-[#758d13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #758d13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.459, green: 0.553, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#758d13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF758D13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 141, 117)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #758d13 · 5.58:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.77:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.58:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #758d13 as text scores 3.77:1 on white and 5.58:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#758d13 on white: 3.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#758d13 on black: 5.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #968400
deuteranopia · #938422
tritanopia · #7C8578

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #758d13 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFCF3
#F5F9E7
#EBF4C8
#E1F29C
#D2EB6B
#C3E439
#B3D81D
#95B418
#758d13
#576812
#37410B
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #FAFCF3Darkest = 950 · #37410B
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFCF3;
  --brand-100: #F5F9E7;
  --brand-200: #EBF4C8;
  --brand-300: #E1F29C;
  --brand-400: #D2EB6B;
  --brand-500: #C3E439;
  --brand-600: #B3D81D;
  --brand-700: #95B418;
  --brand-800: #758d13;
  --brand-900: #576812;
  --brand-950: #37410B;
  --brand: #758d13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #758d13

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#101790
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5D700F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FCE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #758d13

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#2B138D
Analogous left#8D6813
Analogous right#388D13
Split-complement 1#13388D
Split-complement 2#68138D
Triadic 1#13758D
Triadic 2#8D1375
Tetradic#138D68

RGB percentages

Red45.9%
Green55.3%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow86.5%
Key (black)44.7%

Color previews

#758d13 text on a black background

contrast 5.58:1

Card sample

#758d13 text on a white background

contrast 3.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #758d13;
Background color
Panel with #758d13 background
background-color: #758d13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #758d13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(117, 141, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(117, 141, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #758d13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #758d13, #248D13);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #758d13

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#758d13 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#758d13, answered

What color is #758d13?

#758d13 is a dark electric green, closest to Olive Drab (ΔE2000 3.3). It sits at 72° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 31% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #758d13?

rgb(117, 141, 19) — 117 red, 141 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 45.9% / 55.3% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #758d13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2288 and perceived brightness is 49%, so black text on it reaches 5.58:1.

Should I use black or white text on #758d13?

Black. It scores 5.58:1 against #758d13, versus 3.77:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #758d13?

#2B138D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #13388D and #68138D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #758d13?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E4EDC0 for borders, #8B9B4B for secondary text, #101790 as an accent and #5D700F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8D6813 and #388D13 stays calm, while #2B138D is the loudest partner.

What is #758d13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 87%, 45%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #758d13 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #8D7813; nudged cooler, #488F11.

Work with #758d13 in the Color Lab