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#75B87D Color

#75B87D is rgb(117, 184, 125) in RGB, hsl(127, 32%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 28%) 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 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75B87D
HEX#75B87D
RGBrgb(117, 184, 125)
HSLhsl(127, 32%, 59%)
HSVhsv(127, 36%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.109 147.2)
LABlab(69.16% -31.48 23.07)
LCHlch(69.16% 39.03 143.76)

What #75B87D 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 #75B87D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.4Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.74Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.07Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.66Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 14.34Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.44

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

#75B87D Channel Values

How #75B87D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 32% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 36% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75B87D 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75B87D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75B87D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75B87D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75B87D
Complementary
#B875B0
Analogous
#8FB875
Analogous
#75B89E
Triadic
#7D75B8
Triadic
#B87D75
Split comp.
#9E75B8
Split comp.
#B8758F

Tints & Shades of #75B87D

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

#89C290
#9ACBA0
#AED5B3
#BFDEC3
#D3E8D6
#E4F1E6

Shades

#5AAA63
#4B9153
#3D7643
#315E36
#234326
#152817

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75B87D.

How #75B87D 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#75B87D
Protanopia#AFAF7D
Protanomaly#9BB37D
Deuteranopia#A6A67F
Deuteranomaly#95AD7E
Tritanopia#7FB2B2
Tritanomaly#7BB49F
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75B87D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75b87d: #75B87D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75B87D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75b87d': '#75B87D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.722, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_75b87d">#75B87D</color>
SVG fillfill="#75B87D"

More Green Colors

#75B87D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75B87D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75B87D?

#75B87D is a mid-tone green — rgb(117, 184, 125) in RGB and hsl(127, 32%, 59%) 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 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #75B87D?

#75B87D is rgb(117, 184, 125) — red 117, green 184, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75B87D?

#75B87D converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75B87D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75B87D scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75B87D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75B87D 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 11.07, which is visibly different.

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