What color is #75AC6C?

#75AC6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AC6C?

The RGB value is 117, 172, 108: 117 red, 172 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AC6C?

The complementary color is #A36CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AC6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AC6C color

#75AC6C rgb(117, 172, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AC6C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.5% green and 42.4% blue (117, 172, 108).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#75AC6C color codes

HEX	`#75AC6C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 172, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 37%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, -30.75, 27.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 41.15, 138.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.794, 34.369, 19.512)`
Decimal	`7711852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AC6C, 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 #75AC6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AC6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #75AC6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ac6c; }
.text { color: #75ac6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ac6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 172 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ac6c, #6cac83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #75AC6C?: #75AC6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AC6C?: The RGB value is 117, 172, 108: 117 red, 172 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AC6C?: The complementary color is #A36CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AC6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.