What color is #75A896?

#75A896 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A896?

The RGB value is 117, 168, 150: 117 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A896?

The complementary color is #A87587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A896 color

#75A896 rgb(117, 168, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #75A896 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 65.9% green and 58.8% blue (117, 168, 150).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#75A896 color codes

HEX	`#75A896`
RGB	`rgb(117, 168, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 65.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, -20.89, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 21.25, 169.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.842, 33.988, 33.994)`
Decimal	`7710870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A896, 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 #75A896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #75A896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a896; }
.text { color: #75a896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 168 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a896, #75a0a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75A896?: #75A896 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A896?: The RGB value is 117, 168, 150: 117 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A896?: The complementary color is #A87587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.