What color is #75B98E?

#75B98E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75B98E?

The RGB value is 117, 185, 142: 117 red, 185 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75B98E?

The complementary color is #B975A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75B98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75B98E color

#75B98E rgb(117, 185, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #75B98E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 72.5% green and 55.7% blue (117, 185, 142).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#75B98E color codes

HEX	`#75B98E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 185, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 72.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.78, -30.94, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.78, 34.45, 153.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.566, 40.431, 31.832)`
Decimal	`7715214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75B98E, 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 #75B98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75B98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #75B98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75b98e; }
.text { color: #75b98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75b98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 185 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75b98e, #75b9b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #75B98E?: #75B98E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75B98E?: The RGB value is 117, 185, 142: 117 red, 185 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75B98E?: The complementary color is #B975A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75B98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.