What color is #75956D?

#75956D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75956D?

The RGB value is 117, 149, 109: 117 red, 149 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75956D?

The complementary color is #8D6D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75956D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75956D color

#75956D rgb(117, 149, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #75956D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 58.4% green and 42.7% blue (117, 149, 109).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#75956D color codes

HEX	`#75956D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 149, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 58.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -19.16, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 26, 137.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.843, 26.38, 18.459)`
Decimal	`7705965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75956D, 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 #75956D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75956D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #75956D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75956d; }
.text { color: #75956d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75956d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 149 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75956d, #6d9579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #75956D?: #75956D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75956D?: The RGB value is 117, 149, 109: 117 red, 149 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75956D?: The complementary color is #8D6D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75956D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.