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#75B842 Color

#75B842 is rgb(117, 184, 66) in RGB, hsl(94, 47%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 64%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75B842
HEX#75B842
RGBrgb(117, 184, 66)
HSLhsl(94, 47%, 49%)
HSVhsv(94, 64%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 64%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.166 134.1)
LABlab(68.50% -37.11 50.87)
LCHlch(68.50% 62.97 126.12)

What #75B842 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 #75B842, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 5.08Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.55Vine Green#38A32AΔE 14.79Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 15.14Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 16.74Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 17.39

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

#75B842 Channel Values

How #75B842 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 184 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 47% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 64% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75B842 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75B842 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75B842

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75B842; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75B842
Complementary
#8542B8
Analogous
#B0B842
Analogous
#42B84A
Triadic
#4275B8
Triadic
#B84275
Split comp.
#4A42B8
Split comp.
#B842B0

Tints & Shades of #75B842

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

#88C45A
#9BCD74
#AED68F
#C1E0A9
#D4E9C3
#E7F3DD

Shades

#67A13A
#568731
#487029
#37561F
#294017
#18250E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75B842.

How #75B842 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#75B842
Protanopia#AFAF43
Protanomaly#9BB342
Deuteranopia#A6A647
Deuteranomaly#95AD45
Tritanopia#84AEAE
Tritanomaly#7EB290
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75B842 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75b842: #75B842;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75B842;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75b842': '#75B842' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.722, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_75b842">#75B842</color>
SVG fillfill="#75B842"

More Green Colors

#75B842 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75B842 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75B842?

#75B842 is a mid-tone green — rgb(117, 184, 66) in RGB and hsl(94, 47%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #75B842?

#75B842 is rgb(117, 184, 66) — red 117, green 184, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75B842?

#75B842 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 64%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75B842 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75B842 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75B842 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75B842 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.39, which is visibly different.

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