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#75D7BD Color

#75D7BD is rgb(117, 215, 189) in RGB, hsl(164, 55%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 12%, 16%) 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75D7BD
HEX#75D7BD
RGBrgb(117, 215, 189)
HSLhsl(164, 55%, 65%)
HSVhsv(164, 46%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.101 174.4)
LABlab(79.48% -34.91 3.44)
LCHlch(79.48% 35.08 174.38)

What #75D7BD 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 #75D7BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.36Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.54Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.75Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.91Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.11Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.2

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

#75D7BD Channel Values

How #75D7BD 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 215 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 55% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 46% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75D7BD 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75D7BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75D7BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75D7BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75D7BD
Complementary
#D7758F
Analogous
#75D78C
Analogous
#75C0D7
Triadic
#BD75D7
Triadic
#D7BD75
Split comp.
#D775C0
Split comp.
#D78C75

Tints & Shades of #75D7BD

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

#88DDC6
#98E1CE
#ACE7D7
#C0EDE1
#D4F2EA
#E3F7F2

Shades

#51CDAC
#37BE9A
#2D9A7D
#227760
#185343
#0F332A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75D7BD.

How #75D7BD 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#75D7BD
Protanopia#CBCBBD
Protanomaly#AFD0BD
Deuteranopia#BEBEBF
Deuteranomaly#A6C8BE
Tritanopia#7BD4D4
Tritanomaly#79D5CB
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75D7BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75d7bd: #75D7BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75D7BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75d7bd': '#75D7BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.843, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_75d7bd">#75D7BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#75D7BD"

More Green Colors

#75D7BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75D7BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75D7BD?

#75D7BD is a light green — rgb(117, 215, 189) in RGB and hsl(164, 55%, 65%) 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #75D7BD?

#75D7BD is rgb(117, 215, 189) — red 117, green 215, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75D7BD?

#75D7BD converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75D7BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75D7BD scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75D7BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75D7BD 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 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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