What color is #75947D?

#75947D 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 #75947D?

The RGB value is 117, 148, 125: 117 red, 148 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75947D?

The complementary color is #94758C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75947D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75947D color

#75947D rgb(117, 148, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #75947D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 58% green and 49% blue (117, 148, 125).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#75947D color codes

HEX	`#75947D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 148, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 58%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, -15.67, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 17.9, 151.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.627, 26.442, 23.362)`
Decimal	`7705725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75947D, 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 #75947D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75947D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #75947D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75947d; }
.text { color: #75947d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75947d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 148 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75947d, #75948d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #75947D?: #75947D 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 #75947D?: The RGB value is 117, 148, 125: 117 red, 148 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75947D?: The complementary color is #94758C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75947D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.