What color is #75988A?

#75988A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75988A?

The RGB value is 117, 152, 138: 117 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75988A?

The complementary color is #987583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75988A color

#75988A rgb(117, 152, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #75988A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (117, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#75988A color codes

HEX	`#75988A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -15.13, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 15.51, 167.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.15, 28.073, 28.239)`
Decimal	`7706762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75988A, 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 #75988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #75988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75988a; }
.text { color: #75988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75988a, #759598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #75988A?: #75988A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75988A?: The RGB value is 117, 152, 138: 117 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75988A?: The complementary color is #987583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.