What color is #75AD5B?

#75AD5B is a desaturated green known as Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arugula?

The RGB value is 117, 173, 91: 117 red, 173 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arugula?

The complementary color is #935BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AD5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arugula color: hex code #75AD5B

#75AD5B rgb(117, 173, 91)

Shades of green

Arugula has the hex code #75AD5B. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.8% green and 35.7% blue (117, 173, 91).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

Arugula (#75AD5B) color codes

HEX	`#75AD5B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 173, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 47%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.3, -33.66, 36.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.3, 49.48, 132.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.167, 34.423, 15.267)`
Decimal	`7712091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arugula, 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 #75AD5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AD5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #75AD5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ad5b; }
.text { color: #75ad5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ad5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 173 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ad5b, #5bad6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

See #75AD5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #75AD5B?: #75AD5B is a desaturated green known as Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arugula?: The RGB value is 117, 173, 91: 117 red, 173 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arugula?: The complementary color is #935BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AD5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.