What color is #75948E?

#75948E 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 #75948E?

The RGB value is 117, 148, 142: 117 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75948E?

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

Is black or white text better on #75948E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75948E color

#75948E rgb(117, 148, 142)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 58% green and 55.7% blue (117, 148, 142).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#75948E color codes

HEX	`#75948E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 148, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 58%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -12.12, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 12.12, 181.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.807, 26.914, 29.579)`
Decimal	`7705742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75948E, 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 #75948E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75948E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #75948E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75948e; }
.text { color: #75948e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75948e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 148 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75948e, #758b94); }

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Questions

What color is #75948E?: #75948E 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 #75948E?: The RGB value is 117, 148, 142: 117 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75948E?: The complementary color is #94757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75948E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.