What color is #75896B?

#75896B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75896B?

The RGB value is 117, 137, 107: 117 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75896B?

The complementary color is #7F6B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75896B color

#75896B rgb(117, 137, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #75896B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (117, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#75896B color codes

HEX	`#75896B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, -13.14, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 19.02, 133.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.935, 22.734, 17.298)`
Decimal	`7702891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75896B, 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 #75896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #75896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75896b; }
.text { color: #75896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75896b, #6b8970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #75896B?: #75896B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75896B?: The RGB value is 117, 137, 107: 117 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75896B?: The complementary color is #7F6B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.