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#75DB81 Color

#75DB81 is rgb(117, 219, 129) in RGB, hsl(127, 59%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75DB81
HEX#75DB81
RGBrgb(117, 219, 129)
HSLhsl(127, 59%, 66%)
HSVhsv(127, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.158 146.5)
LABlab(79.65% -45.15 34.65)
LCHlch(79.65% 56.91 142.49)

What #75DB81 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 #75DB81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.77Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.47Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.39Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.73Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.64Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.63

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

#75DB81 Channel Values

How #75DB81 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 219 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 59% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 14%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 #75DB81 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 #75DB81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75DB81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75DB81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75DB81
Complementary
#DB75D0
Analogous
#9CDB75
Analogous
#75DBB4
Triadic
#8175DB
Triadic
#DB8175
Split comp.
#B475DB
Split comp.
#DB759C

Tints & Shades of #75DB81

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

#89E194
#9AE5A2
#AEEAB5
#BEEEC4
#D2F3D6
#E3F8E5

Shades

#51D260
#32C343
#299E36
#207E2B
#17591F
#0E3512

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75DB81.

How #75DB81 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#75DB81
Protanopia#CECE82
Protanomaly#B1D381
Deuteranopia#C1C185
Deuteranomaly#A8CC83
Tritanopia#86D2D2
Tritanomaly#80D6B7
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75DB81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75db81: #75DB81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75DB81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75db81': '#75DB81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.859, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_75db81">#75DB81</color>
SVG fillfill="#75DB81"

More Green Colors

#75DB81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75DB81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75DB81?

#75DB81 is a light green — rgb(117, 219, 129) in RGB and hsl(127, 59%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #75DB81?

#75DB81 is rgb(117, 219, 129) — red 117, green 219, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75DB81?

#75DB81 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75DB81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75DB81 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 #75DB81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75DB81 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 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.