What color is #75975E?

#75975E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75975E?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 94: 117 red, 151 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75975E?

The complementary color is #805E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75975E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75975E color

#75975E rgb(117, 151, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #75975E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 36.9% blue (117, 151, 94).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#75975E color codes

HEX	`#75975E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -22.58, 26.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 34.66, 130.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.423, 26.723, 14.67)`
Decimal	`7706462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75975E, 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 #75975E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75975E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #75975E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75975e; }
.text { color: #75975e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75975e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75975e, #5e9764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #75975E?: #75975E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75975E?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 94: 117 red, 151 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75975E?: The complementary color is #805E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75975E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.