What color is #75AAA0?

#75AAA0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AAA0?

The RGB value is 117, 170, 160: 117 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AAA0?

The complementary color is #AA757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AAA0 color

#75AAA0 rgb(117, 170, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75AAA0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (117, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#75AAA0 color codes

HEX	`#75AAA0`
RGB	`rgb(117, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, -19.69, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 19.69, 181.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.054, 35.068, 38.541)`
Decimal	`7711392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AAA0, 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 #75AAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #75AAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75aaa0; }
.text { color: #75aaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75aaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75aaa0, #759aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75AAA0?: #75AAA0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AAA0?: The RGB value is 117, 170, 160: 117 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AAA0?: The complementary color is #AA757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.