What color is #75AC85?

#75AC85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AC85?

The RGB value is 117, 172, 133: 117 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AC85?

The complementary color is #AC759C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AC85 color

#75AC85 rgb(117, 172, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AC85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.5% green and 52.2% blue (117, 172, 133).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#75AC85 color codes

HEX	`#75AC85`
RGB	`rgb(117, 172, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, -26.39, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 30.07, 151.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.321, 34.979, 27.551)`
Decimal	`7711877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AC85, 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 #75AC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #75AC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ac85; }
.text { color: #75ac85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ac85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 172 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ac85, #75aca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75AC85?: #75AC85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AC85?: The RGB value is 117, 172, 133: 117 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AC85?: The complementary color is #AC759C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.