What color is #75908B?

#75908B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75908B?

The RGB value is 117, 144, 139: 117 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75908B?

The complementary color is #90757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75908B color

#75908B rgb(117, 144, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75908B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (117, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#75908B color codes

HEX	`#75908B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, -10.6, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 10.61, 182.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.968, 25.592, 28.203)`
Decimal	`7704715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75908B, 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 #75908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #75908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75908b; }
.text { color: #75908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75908b, #758790); }

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Questions

What color is #75908B?: #75908B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75908B?: The RGB value is 117, 144, 139: 117 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75908B?: The complementary color is #90757A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.