What color is #75846C?

#75846C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75846C?

The RGB value is 117, 132, 108: 117 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75846C?

The complementary color is #7B6C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75846C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75846C color

#75846C rgb(117, 132, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #75846C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 51.8% green and 42.4% blue (117, 132, 108).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#75846C color codes

HEX	`#75846C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 132, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 51.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -10.23, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 15.13, 132.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.294, 21.367, 17.345)`
Decimal	`7701612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75846C, 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 #75846C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75846C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #75846C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75846c; }
.text { color: #75846c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75846c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 132 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75846c, #6c846f); }

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Questions

What color is #75846C?: #75846C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75846C?: The RGB value is 117, 132, 108: 117 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75846C?: The complementary color is #7B6C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75846C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.