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#75DA16 Color

#75DA16 is rgb(117, 218, 22) in RGB, hsl(91, 82%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 90%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), visibly different at ΔE 10.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75DA16
HEX#75DA16
RGBrgb(117, 218, 22)
HSLhsl(91, 82%, 47%)
HSVhsv(91, 90%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 90%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.227 135)
LABlab(78.62% -51.60 72.70)
LCHlch(78.62% 89.15 125.36)

What #75DA16 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 #75DA16, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#75DA16 Channel Values

How #75DA16 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 218 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 82% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 90% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75DA16 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75DA16 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75DA16

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75DA16; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #75DA16

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75DA16.

How #75DA16 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#75DA16
Protanopia#CDCD1A
Protanomaly#B1D219
Deuteranopia#C0C029
Deuteranomaly#A7CB23
Tritanopia#8DCDCD
Tritanomaly#84D3A4
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75DA16 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75da16: #75DA16;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75DA16;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75da16': '#75DA16' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.855, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_75da16">#75DA16</color>
SVG fillfill="#75DA16"

More Green Colors

#75DA16 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75DA16 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75DA16?

#75DA16 is a mid-tone green — rgb(117, 218, 22) in RGB and hsl(91, 82%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.92.

What is the RGB value of #75DA16?

#75DA16 is rgb(117, 218, 22) — red 117, green 218, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75DA16?

#75DA16 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 90%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75DA16 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75DA16 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75DA16 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75DA16 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.48, which is visibly different.

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