What color is #75B4A8?

#75B4A8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75B4A8?

The RGB value is 117, 180, 168: 117 red, 180 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75B4A8?

The complementary color is #B47581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75B4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75B4A8 color

#75B4A8 rgb(117, 180, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75B4A8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 70.6% green and 65.9% blue (117, 180, 168).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#75B4A8 color codes

HEX	`#75B4A8`
RGB	`rgb(117, 180, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 70.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -22.94, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 22.94, 180.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.723, 39.25, 42.995)`
Decimal	`7713960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75B4A8, 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 #75B4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75B4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #75B4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75b4a8; }
.text { color: #75b4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75b4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 180 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75b4a8, #75a1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #75B4A8?: #75B4A8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75B4A8?: The RGB value is 117, 180, 168: 117 red, 180 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75B4A8?: The complementary color is #B47581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75B4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.