What color is #75997A?

#75997A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75997A?

The RGB value is 117, 153, 122: 117 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75997A?

The complementary color is #997594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75997A color

#75997A rgb(117, 153, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #75997A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (117, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#75997A color codes

HEX	`#75997A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -18.88, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 22.54, 146.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.239, 27.969, 22.635)`
Decimal	`7707002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75997A, 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 #75997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #75997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75997a; }
.text { color: #75997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75997a, #75998c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #75997A?: #75997A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75997A?: The RGB value is 117, 153, 122: 117 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75997A?: The complementary color is #997594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.