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#75C973 Color

#75C973 is rgb(117, 201, 115) in RGB, hsl(119, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75C973
HEX#75C973
RGBrgb(117, 201, 115)
HSLhsl(119, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(119, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.145 143.5)
LABlab(74.11% -39.70 34.60)
LCHlch(74.11% 52.66 138.92)

What #75C973 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 #75C973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 4.88Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.96Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.21Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.7Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.7Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.05

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

#75C973 Channel Values

How #75C973 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 201 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75C973 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75C973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75C973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75C973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75C973
Complementary
#C773C9
Analogous
#A0C973
Analogous
#73C99D
Triadic
#7375C9
Triadic
#C97375
Split comp.
#9D73C9
Split comp.
#C973A0

Tints & Shades of #75C973

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

#87D086
#99D798
#ABDEAB
#C1E7C1
#D3EED3
#E6F5E5

Shades

#58BD56
#42A540
#368835
#2A6A29
#1F4D1E
#122C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75C973.

How #75C973 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#75C973
Protanopia#BEBE74
Protanomaly#A6C273
Deuteranopia#B3B376
Deuteranomaly#9EBC75
Tritanopia#84C1C1
Tritanomaly#7EC4A7
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75C973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75c973: #75C973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75C973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75c973': '#75C973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.788, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_75c973">#75C973</color>
SVG fillfill="#75C973"

More Green Colors

#75C973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75C973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75C973?

#75C973 is a light green — rgb(117, 201, 115) in RGB and hsl(119, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.88.

What is the RGB value of #75C973?

#75C973 is rgb(117, 201, 115) — red 117, green 201, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75C973?

#75C973 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75C973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75C973 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75C973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75C973 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 13.05, which is visibly different.

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