What color is #75948C?

#75948C 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 #75948C?

The RGB value is 117, 148, 140: 117 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75948C?

The complementary color is #94757D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75948C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75948C color

#75948C rgb(117, 148, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75948C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 58% green and 54.9% blue (117, 148, 140).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#75948C color codes

HEX	`#75948C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 148, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 58%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -12.56, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 12.57, 177)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.658, 26.854, 28.795)`
Decimal	`7705740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75948C, 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 #75948C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75948C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #75948C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75948c; }
.text { color: #75948c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75948c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 148 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75948c, #758d94); }

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Questions

What color is #75948C?: #75948C 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 #75948C?: The RGB value is 117, 148, 140: 117 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75948C?: The complementary color is #94757D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75948C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.