What color is #75937E?

#75937E 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 #75937E?

The RGB value is 117, 147, 126: 117 red, 147 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75937E?

The complementary color is #93758A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75937E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75937E color

#75937E rgb(117, 147, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #75937E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.6% green and 49.4% blue (117, 147, 126).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#75937E color codes

HEX	`#75937E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 147, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -14.94, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 16.8, 152.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.535, 26.155, 23.648)`
Decimal	`7705470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75937E, 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 #75937E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75937E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #75937E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75937e; }
.text { color: #75937e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75937e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 147 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75937e, #75938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #75937E?: #75937E 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 #75937E?: The RGB value is 117, 147, 126: 117 red, 147 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75937E?: The complementary color is #93758A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75937E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.