What color is #75AB60?

#75AB60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AB60?

The RGB value is 117, 171, 96: 117 red, 171 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AB60?

The complementary color is #9660AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AB60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AB60 color

#75AB60 rgb(117, 171, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AB60 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.1% green and 37.6% blue (117, 171, 96).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#75AB60 color codes

HEX	`#75AB60`
RGB	`rgb(117, 171, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 44%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -32.05, 33.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 46.02, 134.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.01, 33.751, 16.314)`
Decimal	`7711584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AB60, 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 #75AB60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AB60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #75AB60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ab60; }
.text { color: #75ab60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ab60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 171 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ab60, #60ab70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75AB60?: #75AB60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AB60?: The RGB value is 117, 171, 96: 117 red, 171 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AB60?: The complementary color is #9660AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AB60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.