What color is #75BAA7?

#75BAA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75BAA7?

The RGB value is 117, 186, 167: 117 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75BAA7?

The complementary color is #BA7588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75BAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75BAA7 color

#75BAA7 rgb(117, 186, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #75BAA7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 72.9% green and 65.5% blue (117, 186, 167).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sereni Teal (#76BAA8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#75BAA7 color codes

HEX	`#75BAA7`
RGB	`rgb(117, 186, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 72.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.66, -26.16, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.66, 26.3, 173.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.867, 41.688, 42.919)`
Decimal	`7715495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75BAA7, 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 #75BAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75BAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #75BAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75baa7; }
.text { color: #75baa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75baa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 186 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75baa7, #75aaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #75BAA7?: #75BAA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75BAA7?: The RGB value is 117, 186, 167: 117 red, 186 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75BAA7?: The complementary color is #BA7588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75BAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.