What color is #75913F?

#75913F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75913F?

The RGB value is 117, 145, 63: 117 red, 145 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75913F?

The complementary color is #5B3F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75913F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75913F color

#75913F rgb(117, 145, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #75913F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.9% green and 24.7% blue (117, 145, 63).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Rucola (#748A35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#75913F color codes

HEX	`#75913F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 145, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 57%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 57%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -23.38, 39.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 46.05, 120.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.359, 24.391, 8.442)`
Decimal	`7704895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75913F, 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 #75913F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75913F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #75913F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75913f; }
.text { color: #75913f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75913f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 145 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75913f, #4c913f); }

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Questions

What color is #75913F?: #75913F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75913F?: The RGB value is 117, 145, 63: 117 red, 145 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75913F?: The complementary color is #5B3F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75913F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.