What color is #75AD71?

#75AD71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AD71?

The RGB value is 117, 173, 113: 117 red, 173 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AD71?

The complementary color is #A971AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AD71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AD71 color

#75AD71 rgb(117, 173, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AD71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.8% green and 44.3% blue (117, 173, 113).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#75AD71 color codes

HEX	`#75AD71`
RGB	`rgb(117, 173, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, -30.43, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 39.49, 140.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.259, 34.86, 21.017)`
Decimal	`7712113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AD71, 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 #75AD71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AD71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #75AD71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ad71; }
.text { color: #75ad71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ad71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 173 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ad71, #71ad8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75AD71?: #75AD71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AD71?: The RGB value is 117, 173, 113: 117 red, 173 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AD71?: The complementary color is #A971AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AD71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.