What color is #75A73A?

#75A73A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A73A?

The RGB value is 117, 167, 58: 117 red, 167 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A73A?

The complementary color is #6C3AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A73A?

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.

#75A73A color

#75A73A rgb(117, 167, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A73A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 65.5% green and 22.7% blue (117, 167, 58).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 48% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#75A73A color codes

HEX	`#75A73A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 167, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 65.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 48%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 65%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 65%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, -34.39, 49.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 60.18, 124.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.918, 31.724, 8.971)`
Decimal	`7710522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A73A, 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 #75A73A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A73A 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 #75A73A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a73a; }
.text { color: #75a73a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a73a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 167 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a73a, #3ea73a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75A73A?: #75A73A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A73A?: The RGB value is 117, 167, 58: 117 red, 167 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A73A?: The complementary color is #6C3AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A73A?: 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.