What color is #75917D?

#75917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75917D?

The RGB value is 117, 145, 125: 117 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75917D?

The complementary color is #917589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75917D color

#75917D rgb(117, 145, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #75917D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (117, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#75917D color codes

HEX	`#75917D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, -14.07, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 15.89, 152.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.162, 25.513, 23.208)`
Decimal	`7704957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75917D, 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 #75917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #75917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75917d; }
.text { color: #75917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75917d, #75918b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #75917D?: #75917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75917D?: The RGB value is 117, 145, 125: 117 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75917D?: The complementary color is #917589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.