What color is #75ADA9?

#75ADA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75ADA9?

The RGB value is 117, 173, 169: 117 red, 173 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75ADA9?

The complementary color is #AD7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75ADA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75ADA9 color

#75ADA9 rgb(117, 173, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75ADA9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.8% green and 66.3% blue (117, 173, 169).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#75ADA9 color codes

HEX	`#75ADA9`
RGB	`rgb(117, 173, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, -19.14, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 19.51, 191.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.439, 36.532, 43.029)`
Decimal	`7712169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75ADA9, 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 #75ADA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75ADA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #75ADA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75ada9; }
.text { color: #75ada9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75ada9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 173 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75ada9, #7595ad); }

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Questions

What color is #75ADA9?: #75ADA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75ADA9?: The RGB value is 117, 173, 169: 117 red, 173 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75ADA9?: The complementary color is #AD7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75ADA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.