What color is #75A2A0?

#75A2A0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A2A0?

The RGB value is 117, 162, 160: 117 red, 162 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A2A0?

The complementary color is #A27577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A2A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A2A0 color

#75A2A0 rgb(117, 162, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75A2A0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 63.5% green and 62.7% blue (117, 162, 160).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#75A2A0 color codes

HEX	`#75A2A0`
RGB	`rgb(117, 162, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 63.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, -15.51, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 15.98, 193.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.6, 32.159, 38.057)`
Decimal	`7709344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A2A0, 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 #75A2A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A2A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #75A2A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a2a0; }
.text { color: #75a2a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a2a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 162 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a2a0, #758da2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75A2A0?: #75A2A0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A2A0?: The RGB value is 117, 162, 160: 117 red, 162 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A2A0?: The complementary color is #A27577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A2A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.