What color is #75A05C?

#75A05C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A05C?

The RGB value is 117, 160, 92: 117 red, 160 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A05C?

The complementary color is #875CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A05C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A05C color

#75A05C rgb(117, 160, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A05C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 62.7% green and 36.1% blue (117, 160, 92).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#75A05C color codes

HEX	`#75A05C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 160, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 62.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 43%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 42%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.39, -27.34, 30.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.39, 41.2, 131.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.838, 29.696, 14.704)`
Decimal	`7708764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A05C, 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 #75A05C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#75A05C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #75A05C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a05c; }
.text { color: #75a05c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a05c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 160 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a05c, #5ca065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75A05C?: #75A05C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A05C?: The RGB value is 117, 160, 92: 117 red, 160 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A05C?: The complementary color is #875CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A05C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.