What color is #75894E?

#75894E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75894E?

The RGB value is 117, 137, 78: 117 red, 137 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75894E?

The complementary color is #624E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75894E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75894E color

#75894E rgb(117, 137, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #75894E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.7% green and 30.6% blue (117, 137, 78).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#75894E color codes

HEX	`#75894E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 137, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, -17.56, 29.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 34.11, 120.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.657, 22.223, 10.566)`
Decimal	`7702862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75894E, 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 #75894E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75894E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #75894E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75894e; }
.text { color: #75894e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75894e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 137 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75894e, #58894e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #75894E?: #75894E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75894E?: The RGB value is 117, 137, 78: 117 red, 137 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75894E?: The complementary color is #624E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75894E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.