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#75CCAF Color

#75CCAF is rgb(117, 204, 175) in RGB, hsl(160, 46%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 14%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75CCAF
HEX#75CCAF
RGBrgb(117, 204, 175)
HSLhsl(160, 46%, 63%)
HSVhsv(160, 43%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 14%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.095 170.2)
LABlab(75.97% -32.63 5.88)
LCHlch(75.97% 33.15 169.79)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.5Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.95Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.6Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.9Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.84Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.07

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

#75CCAF Channel Values

How #75CCAF 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 204 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 46% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 43% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75CCAF 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #75CCAF

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

Base
#75CCAF
Complementary
#CC7592
Analogous
#75CC84
Analogous
#75BECC
Triadic
#AF75CC
Triadic
#CCAF75
Split comp.
#CC75BE
Split comp.
#CC8475

Tints & Shades of #75CCAF

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

#88D3BA
#9ADAC5
#ADE1D0
#C0E8DA
#D2EEE5
#E5F5F0

Shades

#57C19E
#3FAB87
#348D70
#286C55
#1D4E3E
#112D23

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

How #75CCAF 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#75CCAF
Protanopia#C1C1AF
Protanomaly#A8C5AF
Deuteranopia#B5B5B1
Deuteranomaly#9FBFB0
Tritanopia#7CC9C9
Tritanomaly#79CABF
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75CCAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75ccaf: #75CCAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75CCAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75ccaf': '#75CCAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.800, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_75ccaf">#75CCAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#75CCAF"

More Green Colors

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

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#75CCAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75CCAF?

#75CCAF is a light green — rgb(117, 204, 175) in RGB and hsl(160, 46%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #75CCAF?

#75CCAF is rgb(117, 204, 175) — red 117, green 204, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75CCAF?

#75CCAF converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 14%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75CCAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75CCAF scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #75CCAF 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 5.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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