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#75BDAB Color

#75BDAB is rgb(117, 189, 171) in RGB, hsl(165, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75BDAB
HEX#75BDAB
RGBrgb(117, 189, 171)
HSLhsl(165, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(165, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 10%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.077 176.4)
LABlab(71.49% -26.74 1.63)
LCHlch(71.49% 26.79 176.51)

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

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

#75BDAB Channel Values

How #75BDAB 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 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75BDAB 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75BDAB

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

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Tints & Shades of #75BDAB

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.

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Shades

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

How #75BDAB 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#75BDAB
Protanopia#B3B3AB
Protanomaly#9EB7AB
Deuteranopia#AAAAAD
Deuteranomaly#97B2AC
Tritanopia#79BBBB
Tritanomaly#77BCB5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75BDAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75bdab: #75BDAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75BDAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75bdab': '#75BDAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.741, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_75bdab">#75BDAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#75BDAB"

More Green Colors

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

#75BDAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75BDAB?

#75BDAB is a light green — rgb(117, 189, 171) in RGB and hsl(165, 35%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #75BDAB?

#75BDAB is rgb(117, 189, 171) — red 117, green 189, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75BDAB?

#75BDAB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 10%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75BDAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75BDAB scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #75BDAB 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.27, which is visibly different.

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