What color is #75AC9D?

#75AC9D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AC9D?

The RGB value is 117, 172, 157: 117 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AC9D?

The complementary color is #AC7584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AC9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AC9D color

#75AC9D rgb(117, 172, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AC9D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.5% green and 61.6% blue (117, 172, 157).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#75AC9D color codes

HEX	`#75AC9D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 172, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, -21.39, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 21.48, 174.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.172, 35.72, 37.302)`
Decimal	`7711901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AC9D, 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 #75AC9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AC9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #75AC9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ac9d; }
.text { color: #75ac9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ac9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 172 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ac9d, #75a0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75AC9D?: #75AC9D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AC9D?: The RGB value is 117, 172, 157: 117 red, 172 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AC9D?: The complementary color is #AC7584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AC9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.