What color is #75ABA1?

#75ABA1 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 #75ABA1?

The RGB value is 117, 171, 161: 117 red, 171 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75ABA1?

The complementary color is #AB757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75ABA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75ABA1 color

#75ABA1 rgb(117, 171, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75ABA1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.1% green and 63.1% blue (117, 171, 161).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#75ABA1 color codes

HEX	`#75ABA1`
RGB	`rgb(117, 171, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.12, -19.97, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.12, 19.98, 181.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.33, 35.479, 39.067)`
Decimal	`7711649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75ABA1, 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 #75ABA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75ABA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #75ABA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75aba1; }
.text { color: #75aba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75aba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 171 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75aba1, #759aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75ABA1?: #75ABA1 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 #75ABA1?: The RGB value is 117, 171, 161: 117 red, 171 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75ABA1?: The complementary color is #AB757F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75ABA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.