What color is #75B4AE?

#75B4AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75B4AE?

The RGB value is 117, 180, 174: 117 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75B4AE?

The complementary color is #B4757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75B4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75B4AE color

#75B4AE rgb(117, 180, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75B4AE is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 70.6% green and 68.2% blue (117, 180, 174).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#75B4AE color codes

HEX	`#75B4AE`
RGB	`rgb(117, 180, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 70.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, -21.53, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 21.8, 188.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.295, 39.478, 46.007)`
Decimal	`7713966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75B4AE, 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 #75B4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75B4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #75B4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75b4ae; }
.text { color: #75b4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75b4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 180 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75b4ae, #759bb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75B4AE?: #75B4AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75B4AE?: The RGB value is 117, 180, 174: 117 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75B4AE?: The complementary color is #B4757B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75B4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.