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#75AEAE Color

#75AEAE is rgb(117, 174, 174) in RGB, hsl(180, 26%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75AEAE
HEX#75AEAE
RGBrgb(117, 174, 174)
HSLhsl(180, 26%, 57%)
HSVhsv(180, 33%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.059 195.9)
LABlab(67.18% -19.29 -6.26)
LCHlch(67.18% 20.28 197.99)

What #75AEAE 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 #75AEAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 6.58Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.58Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 10.12Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.67Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 12.53Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 13.29

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

#75AEAE Channel Values

How #75AEAE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 26% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 33% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75AEAE 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #75AEAE

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

Base
#75AEAE
Complementary
#AE7575
Analogous
#75AE91
Analogous
#7591AE
Triadic
#AE75AE
Triadic
#AEAE75
Split comp.
#AE7591
Split comp.
#AE9175

Tints & Shades of #75AEAE

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

#88B9B9
#9BC5C5
#AFD0D0
#BFD9D9
#D2E5E5
#E5F0F0

Shades

#5C9D9D
#4F8787
#406D6D
#335757
#243D3D
#172727

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

How #75AEAE 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#75AEAE
Protanopia#A6A6AE
Protanomaly#95A9AE
Deuteranopia#9E9EAF
Deuteranomaly#8FA5AF
Tritanopia#75AEAE
Tritanomaly#75AEAE
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

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Using #75AEAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75aeae: #75AEAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75AEAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75aeae': '#75AEAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.682, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_75aeae">#75AEAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#75AEAE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#75AEAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75AEAE?

#75AEAE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(117, 174, 174) in RGB and hsl(180, 26%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #75AEAE?

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

What is the CMYK value of #75AEAE?

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

Should text on #75AEAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75AEAE scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #75AEAE 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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