What color is #75AFA0?

#75AFA0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75AFA0?

The RGB value is 117, 175, 160: 117 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75AFA0?

The complementary color is #AF7584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75AFA0 color

#75AFA0 rgb(117, 175, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #75AFA0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 68.6% green and 62.7% blue (117, 175, 160).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#75AFA0 color codes

HEX	`#75AFA0`
RGB	`rgb(117, 175, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 68.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, -22.24, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 22.3, 175.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.009, 36.978, 38.86)`
Decimal	`7712672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75AFA0, 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 #75AFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #75AFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75afa0; }
.text { color: #75afa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75afa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 175 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75afa0, #75a1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75AFA0?: #75AFA0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75AFA0?: The RGB value is 117, 175, 160: 117 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75AFA0?: The complementary color is #AF7584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.