What color is #75A8A5?

#75A8A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A8A5?

The RGB value is 117, 168, 165: 117 red, 168 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A8A5?

The complementary color is #A87578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A8A5 color

#75A8A5 rgb(117, 168, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75A8A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 65.9% green and 64.7% blue (117, 168, 165).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#75A8A5 color codes

HEX	`#75A8A5`
RGB	`rgb(117, 168, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 65.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, -17.49, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 17.91, 192.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.128, 34.502, 40.768)`
Decimal	`7710885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A8A5, 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 #75A8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #75A8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a8a5; }
.text { color: #75a8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 168 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a8a5, #7592a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75A8A5?: #75A8A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A8A5?: The RGB value is 117, 168, 165: 117 red, 168 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A8A5?: The complementary color is #A87578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.