HEX Color #75A899 (Cadetblue)

About #75A899

The hex code #75A899 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 117 parts red, 168 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 162.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#75A899

RGB117, 168, 153

HSL162.4°, 22.7%, 55.9%

CMYK30%, 0%, 9%, 34%

HSV162.4°, 30.4%, 65.9%

LAB65.0, -20.2, 2.3

XYZ27.1, 34.1, 35.3

Decimal7710873

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#75A899 #A87483

Analogous

#74A87F #749DA8

Triadic

#9974A8 #A89974

Tetradic

#7F74A8 #A87483 #9DA874

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#75A899

#84B1A4

#93BBAF

#A3C5BB

#B2CEC6

#C1D8D1

#D1E2DD

#E0EBE8

#EFF5F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#75A899

#689588

#5B8277

#4E7066

#415D55

#344A44

#273833

#1A2522

#0D1211

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.69:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.82:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.57:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.65:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #75A899; }

.text-color { color: #75A899; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #75A899; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue

#5F9EA0