What color is #75AB69?

#75AB69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AB69?

The RGB value is 117, 171, 105: 117 red, 171 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AB69?

The complementary color is #9F69AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AB69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AB69 color

#75AB69 rgb(117, 171, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AB69 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.1% green and 41.2% blue (117, 171, 105).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#75AB69 color codes

HEX	`#75AB69`
RGB	`rgb(117, 171, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -30.74, 28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 41.9, 137.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.448, 33.927, 18.622)`
Decimal	`7711593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AB69, 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 #75AB69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AB69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #75AB69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ab69; }
.text { color: #75ab69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ab69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 171 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ab69, #69ab7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75AB69?: #75AB69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AB69?: The RGB value is 117, 171, 105: 117 red, 171 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AB69?: The complementary color is #9F69AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AB69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.