What color is #75A4A7?

#75A4A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A4A7?

The RGB value is 117, 164, 167: 117 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A4A7?

The complementary color is #A77875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A4A7 color

#75A4A7 rgb(117, 164, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75A4A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 64.3% green and 65.5% blue (117, 164, 167).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#75A4A7 color codes

HEX	`#75A4A7`
RGB	`rgb(117, 164, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 64.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, -14.91, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 16.31, 203.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.584, 33.121, 41.491)`
Decimal	`7709863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A4A7, 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 #75A4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #75A4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a4a7; }
.text { color: #75a4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 164 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a4a7, #758ba7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75A4A7?: #75A4A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A4A7?: The RGB value is 117, 164, 167: 117 red, 164 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A4A7?: The complementary color is #A77875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.