What color is #75977D?

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

What is the RGB value of #75977D?

The RGB value is 117, 151, 125: 117 red, 151 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75977D?

The complementary color is #97758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75977D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75977D color

#75977D rgb(117, 151, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #75977D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.2% green and 49% blue (117, 151, 125).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#75977D color codes

HEX	`#75977D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 151, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, -17.26, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 19.89, 150.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.103, 27.395, 23.521)`
Decimal	`7706493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75977D, 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 #75977D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75977D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #75977D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75977d; }
.text { color: #75977d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75977d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 151 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75977d, #75978e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #75977D?: #75977D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75977D?: The RGB value is 117, 151, 125: 117 red, 151 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75977D?: The complementary color is #97758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75977D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.