What color is #75C1B5?

#75C1B5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75C1B5?

The RGB value is 117, 193, 181: 117 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75C1B5?

The complementary color is #C17581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75C1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75C1B5 color

#75C1B5 rgb(117, 193, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75C1B5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 75.7% green and 71% blue (117, 193, 181).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#75C1B5 color codes

HEX	`#75C1B5`
RGB	`rgb(117, 193, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 75.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 39%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -26.37, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 26.41, 182.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.743, 45.256, 50.612)`
Decimal	`7717301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75C1B5, 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 #75C1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75C1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #75C1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75c1b5; }
.text { color: #75c1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75c1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 193 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75c1b5, #75a7c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #75C1B5?: #75C1B5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75C1B5?: The RGB value is 117, 193, 181: 117 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75C1B5?: The complementary color is #C17581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75C1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.