What color is #75926C?

#75926C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75926C?

The RGB value is 117, 146, 108: 117 red, 146 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75926C?

The complementary color is #896C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75926C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75926C color

#75926C rgb(117, 146, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #75926C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.3% green and 42.4% blue (117, 146, 108).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#75926C color codes

HEX	`#75926C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 146, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -17.76, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 24.51, 136.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.321, 25.422, 18.021)`
Decimal	`7705196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75926C, 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 #75926C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75926C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #75926C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75926c; }
.text { color: #75926c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75926c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 146 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75926c, #6c9276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #75926C?: #75926C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75926C?: The RGB value is 117, 146, 108: 117 red, 146 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75926C?: The complementary color is #896C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75926C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.