What color is #75A653?

#75A653 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A653?

The RGB value is 117, 166, 83: 117 red, 166 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A653?

The complementary color is #8453A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A653?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A653 color

#75A653 rgb(117, 166, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A653 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 65.1% green and 32.5% blue (117, 166, 83).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#75A653 color codes

HEX	`#75A653`
RGB	`rgb(117, 166, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 65.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, -31.39, 37.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 48.97, 129.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.533, 31.678, 13.109)`
Decimal	`7710291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A653, 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 #75A653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #75A653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a653; }
.text { color: #75a653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 166 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a653, #53a65b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75A653?: #75A653 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A653?: The RGB value is 117, 166, 83: 117 red, 166 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A653?: The complementary color is #8453A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A653?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.