What color is #75978F?

#75978F is a grayish spring green known as Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yucca?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 143: 117 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yucca?

The complementary color is #97757D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yucca color: hex code #75978F

#75978F rgb(117, 151, 143)

Shades of teal

Yucca has the hex code #75978F. It is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (117, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

Yucca (#75978F) color codes

HEX	`#75978F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.8, -13.52, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.8, 13.52, 178.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.359, 27.897, 30.135)`
Decimal	`7706511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yucca, 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 #75978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	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 #75978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75978f; }
.text { color: #75978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75978f, #758e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #75978F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #75978F?: #75978F is a grayish spring green known as Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yucca?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 143: 117 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yucca?: The complementary color is #97757D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.