What color is #75886A?

#75886A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75886A?

The RGB value is 117, 136, 106: 117 red, 136 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75886A?

The complementary color is #7D6A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75886A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75886A color

#75886A rgb(117, 136, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #75886A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.3% green and 41.6% blue (117, 136, 106).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#75886A color codes

HEX	`#75886A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 136, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, -12.78, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 18.86, 132.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.741, 22.431, 16.975)`
Decimal	`7702634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75886A, 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 #75886A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75886A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #75886A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75886a; }
.text { color: #75886a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75886a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 136 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75886a, #6a886e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #75886A?: #75886A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75886A?: The RGB value is 117, 136, 106: 117 red, 136 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75886A?: The complementary color is #7D6A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75886A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.