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#75BD8B Color

#75BD8B is rgb(117, 189, 139) in RGB, hsl(138, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 26%) 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 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75BD8B
HEX#75BD8B
RGBrgb(117, 189, 139)
HSLhsl(138, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(138, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.103 153)
LABlab(70.87% -31.75 17.96)
LCHlch(70.87% 36.48 150.50)

What #75BD8B 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 #75BD8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.07Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.09Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.63Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.39Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.67Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.68

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

#75BD8B Channel Values

How #75BD8B 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 189 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75BD8B 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75BD8B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75BD8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75BD8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75BD8B
Complementary
#BD75A7
Analogous
#84BD75
Analogous
#75BDAE
Triadic
#8B75BD
Triadic
#BD8B75
Split comp.
#AE75BD
Split comp.
#BD7584

Tints & Shades of #75BD8B

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

#87C599
#9BCFAB
#ACD7B9
#C1E1CB
#D2E9D9
#E7F3EB

Shades

#5AAF73
#499760
#3C7C4F
#2E603D
#21452C
#14291A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75BD8B.

How #75BD8B 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#75BD8B
Protanopia#B3B38B
Protanomaly#9EB78B
Deuteranopia#AAAA8D
Deuteranomaly#97B28C
Tritanopia#7EB8B8
Tritanomaly#7BBAA8
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75BD8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75bd8b: #75BD8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75BD8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75bd8b': '#75BD8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.741, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_75bd8b">#75BD8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#75BD8B"

More Green Colors

#75BD8B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75BD8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75BD8B?

#75BD8B is a light green — rgb(117, 189, 139) in RGB and hsl(138, 35%, 60%) 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 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #75BD8B?

#75BD8B is rgb(117, 189, 139) — red 117, green 189, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75BD8B?

#75BD8B converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75BD8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75BD8B scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75BD8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75BD8B 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.