What color is #75977A?

#75977A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75977A?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 122: 117 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75977A?

The complementary color is #977592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75977A color

#75977A rgb(117, 151, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #75977A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (117, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#75977A color codes

HEX	`#75977A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, -17.84, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 21.22, 147.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.915, 27.32, 22.527)`
Decimal	`7706490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75977A, 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 #75977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #75977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75977a; }
.text { color: #75977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75977a, #75978b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #75977A?: #75977A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75977A?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 122: 117 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75977A?: The complementary color is #977592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.