What color is #75B975?

#75B975 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75B975?

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

What is the complementary color of #75B975?

The complementary color is #B975B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75B975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75B975 color

#75B975 rgb(117, 185, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #75B975 is a desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#75B975 color codes

HEX	`#75B975`
RGB	`rgb(117, 185, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 72.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.3, -35.4, 27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.3, 45.07, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.895, 39.763, 23.031)`
Decimal	`7715189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75B975, 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 #75B975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75B975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #75B975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75b975; }
.text { color: #75b975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75b975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 185 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75b975, #75b997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #75B975?: #75B975 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75B975?: The RGB value is 117, 185, 117: 117 red, 185 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75B975?: The complementary color is #B975B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75B975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.