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#75AE79 Color

#75AE79 is rgb(117, 174, 121) in RGB, hsl(124, 26%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75AE79
HEX#75AE79
RGBrgb(117, 174, 121)
HSLhsl(124, 26%, 57%)
HSVhsv(124, 33%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.097 146.1)
LABlab(66.11% -27.63 21.14)
LCHlch(66.11% 34.79 142.58)

What #75AE79 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #75AE79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.43Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.64Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.76Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.52Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.37Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#75AE79 Channel Values

How #75AE79 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 174 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 26% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 33% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75AE79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75AE79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75AE79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75AE79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75AE79
Complementary
#AE75AA
Analogous
#8EAE75
Analogous
#75AE95
Triadic
#7975AE
Triadic
#AE7975
Split comp.
#9575AE
Split comp.
#AE758E

Tints & Shades of #75AE79

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B98B
#9BC59E
#AFD0B1
#BFD9C1
#D2E5D3
#E5F0E6

Shades

#5C9D61
#4F8753
#406D43
#335735
#243D26
#172718

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75AE79.

How #75AE79 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#75AE79
Protanopia#A6A679
Protanomaly#95A979
Deuteranopia#9E9E7B
Deuteranomaly#8FA57A
Tritanopia#7EA8A8
Tritanomaly#7AAB98
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #75AE79 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-75ae79: #75AE79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75AE79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75ae79': '#75AE79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.682, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_75ae79">#75AE79</color>
SVG fillfill="#75AE79"

More Green Colors

#75AE79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75AE79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75AE79?

#75AE79 is a mid-tone green — rgb(117, 174, 121) in RGB and hsl(124, 26%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #75AE79?

#75AE79 is rgb(117, 174, 121) — red 117, green 174, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75AE79?

#75AE79 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75AE79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75AE79 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75AE79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75AE79 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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