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#75C7AE Color

#75C7AE is rgb(117, 199, 174) in RGB, hsl(162, 42%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75C7AE
HEX#75C7AE
RGBrgb(117, 199, 174)
HSLhsl(162, 42%, 62%)
HSVhsv(162, 41%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.089 172.3)
LABlab(74.49% -30.64 4.30)
LCHlch(74.49% 30.94 172.02)

What #75C7AE 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 #75C7AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.29Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.01Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.86Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.47Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.68Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.8

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

#75C7AE Channel Values

How #75C7AE 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 199 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 42% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 41% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75C7AE 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75C7AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75C7AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75C7AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75C7AE
Complementary
#C7758E
Analogous
#75C786
Analogous
#75B7C7
Triadic
#AE75C7
Triadic
#C7AE75
Split comp.
#C775B7
Split comp.
#C78675

Tints & Shades of #75C7AE

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

#88CEB9
#9AD6C4
#ACDDCE
#C1E6DB
#D4EDE6
#E6F5F0

Shades

#58BB9D
#43A386
#37866E
#2B6956
#1F4C3F
#122B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75C7AE.

How #75C7AE 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#75C7AE
Protanopia#BCBCAE
Protanomaly#A4C1AE
Deuteranopia#B1B1B0
Deuteranomaly#9DBAAF
Tritanopia#7BC4C4
Tritanomaly#78C5BC
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75C7AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75c7ae: #75C7AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75C7AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75c7ae': '#75C7AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.780, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_75c7ae">#75C7AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#75C7AE"

More Green Colors

#75C7AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#75C7AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75C7AE?

#75C7AE is a light green — rgb(117, 199, 174) in RGB and hsl(162, 42%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #75C7AE?

#75C7AE is rgb(117, 199, 174) — red 117, green 199, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75C7AE?

#75C7AE converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 13%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75C7AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75C7AE scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75C7AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75C7AE 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 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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