What color is #75A59B?

#75A59B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A59B?

The RGB value is 117, 165, 155: 117 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A59B?

The complementary color is #A5757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A59B color

#75A59B rgb(117, 165, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75A59B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 64.7% green and 60.8% blue (117, 165, 155).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#75A59B color codes

HEX	`#75A59B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 165, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 64.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, -18.24, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 18.24, 179.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.706, 33.057, 35.978)`
Decimal	`7710107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A59B, 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 #75A59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #75A59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a59b; }
.text { color: #75a59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 165 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a59b, #7597a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75A59B?: #75A59B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A59B?: The RGB value is 117, 165, 155: 117 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A59B?: The complementary color is #A5757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.