What color is #75B079?

#75B079 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75B079?

The RGB value is 117, 176, 121: 117 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75B079?

The complementary color is #B075AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75B079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75B079 color

#75B079 rgb(117, 176, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #75B079 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 69% green and 47.5% blue (117, 176, 121).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#75B079 color codes

HEX	`#75B079`
RGB	`rgb(117, 176, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 69%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, -30.52, 22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 37.78, 143.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.311, 36.212, 23.689)`
Decimal	`7712889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75B079, 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 #75B079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75B079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #75B079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75b079; }
.text { color: #75b079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75b079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 176 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75b079, #75b096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75B079?: #75B079 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75B079?: The RGB value is 117, 176, 121: 117 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75B079?: The complementary color is #B075AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75B079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.