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#75C28C Color

#75C28C is rgb(117, 194, 140) in RGB, hsl(138, 39%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 28%, 24%) 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 9.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75C28C
HEX#75C28C
RGBrgb(117, 194, 140)
HSLhsl(138, 39%, 61%)
HSVhsv(138, 40%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.11 152.6)
LABlab(72.38% -33.74 19.47)
LCHlch(72.38% 38.95 150.01)

What #75C28C 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 #75C28C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.93Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.05Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.66Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.71Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.08Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.16

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

#75C28C Channel Values

How #75C28C 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 194 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 39% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 40% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75C28C 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75C28C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75C28C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75C28C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75C28C
Complementary
#C275AB
Analogous
#84C275
Analogous
#75C2B3
Triadic
#8C75C2
Triadic
#C28C75
Split comp.
#B375C2
Split comp.
#C27584

Tints & Shades of #75C28C

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

#86CA9B
#9CD3AC
#ADDBBB
#BFE3CA
#D1EBD9
#E6F4EA

Shades

#58B674
#46A061
#3A8350
#2C633C
#1F472B
#132B1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75C28C.

How #75C28C 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#75C28C
Protanopia#B8B88C
Protanomaly#A1BC8C
Deuteranopia#ADAD8E
Deuteranomaly#9AB68D
Tritanopia#7FBCBC
Tritanomaly#7BBFAB
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75C28C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75c28c: #75C28C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75C28C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75c28c': '#75C28C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.761, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_75c28c">#75C28C</color>
SVG fillfill="#75C28C"

More Green Colors

#75C28C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75C28C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75C28C?

#75C28C is a light green — rgb(117, 194, 140) in RGB and hsl(138, 39%, 61%) 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 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #75C28C?

#75C28C is rgb(117, 194, 140) — red 117, green 194, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75C28C?

#75C28C converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75C28C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75C28C scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75C28C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75C28C 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 11.66, which is visibly different.

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