What color is #75B96A?

#75B96A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75B96A?

The RGB value is 117, 185, 106: 117 red, 185 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75B96A?

The complementary color is #AE6AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75B96A?

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.

#75B96A color

#75B96A rgb(117, 185, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #75B96A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 72.5% green and 41.6% blue (117, 185, 106).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 36% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#75B96A color codes

HEX	`#75B96A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 185, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 72.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 36%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -37.08, 33.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 49.92, 137.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.286, 39.519, 19.823)`
Decimal	`7715178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75B96A, 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 #75B96A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75B96A 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 #75B96A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75b96a; }
.text { color: #75b96a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75b96a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 185 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75b96a, #6ab987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #75B96A?: #75B96A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75B96A?: The RGB value is 117, 185, 106: 117 red, 185 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75B96A?: The complementary color is #AE6AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75B96A?: 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.