What color is #75A188?

#75A188 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A188?

The RGB value is 117, 161, 136: 117 red, 161 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A188?

The complementary color is #A1758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A188 color

#75A188 rgb(117, 161, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A188 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 63.1% green and 53.3% blue (117, 161, 136).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#75A188 color codes

HEX	`#75A188`
RGB	`rgb(117, 161, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 63.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.55, -20.26, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.55, 21.88, 157.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.524, 31.048, 27.989)`
Decimal	`7709064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A188, 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 #75A188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	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 #75A188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a188; }
.text { color: #75a188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 161 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a188, #75a19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75A188?: #75A188 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A188?: The RGB value is 117, 161, 136: 117 red, 161 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A188?: The complementary color is #A1758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.