What color is #75938A?

#75938A 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 #75938A?

The RGB value is 117, 147, 138: 117 red, 147 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75938A?

The complementary color is #93757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75938A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75938A color

#75938A rgb(117, 147, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75938A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 57.6% green and 54.1% blue (117, 147, 138).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#75938A color codes

HEX	`#75938A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 147, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 57.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -12.45, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 12.52, 174.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.356, 26.484, 27.974)`
Decimal	`7705482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75938A, 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 #75938A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75938A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #75938A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75938a; }
.text { color: #75938a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75938a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 147 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75938a, #758d93); }

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Questions

What color is #75938A?: #75938A 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 #75938A?: The RGB value is 117, 147, 138: 117 red, 147 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75938A?: The complementary color is #93757E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75938A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.