What color is #75A357?

#75A357 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A357?

The RGB value is 117, 163, 87: 117 red, 163 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A357?

The complementary color is #8557A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A357?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A357 color

#75A357 rgb(117, 163, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A357 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 63.9% green and 34.1% blue (117, 163, 87).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#75A357 color codes

HEX	`#75A357`
RGB	`rgb(117, 163, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 63.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -29.46, 34.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 45.36, 130.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.153, 30.664, 13.766)`
Decimal	`7709527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A357, 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 #75A357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #75A357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a357; }
.text { color: #75a357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 163 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a357, #57a35f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75A357?: #75A357 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A357?: The RGB value is 117, 163, 87: 117 red, 163 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A357?: The complementary color is #8557A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A357?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.