What color is #75A36D?

#75A36D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A36D?

The RGB value is 117, 163, 109: 117 red, 163 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A36D?

The complementary color is #9B6DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A36D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A36D color

#75A36D rgb(117, 163, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A36D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 63.9% green and 42.7% blue (117, 163, 109).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#75A36D color codes

HEX	`#75A36D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 163, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 63.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -26.24, 23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 35.05, 138.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.193, 31.08, 19.242)`
Decimal	`7709549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A36D, 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 #75A36D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A36D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #75A36D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a36d; }
.text { color: #75a36d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a36d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 163 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a36d, #6da380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75A36D?: #75A36D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A36D?: The RGB value is 117, 163, 109: 117 red, 163 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A36D?: The complementary color is #9B6DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A36D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.