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#75B375

Pistachio · light cool green

About #75B375

#75B375 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 46% red, 70% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 13.0); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B375B3 — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #75B375 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red117
Green179
Blue117

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 13.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 18.2
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 18.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #75B375

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #75B375.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #75B375.
8.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #75B375 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#75B375
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6A871
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA279
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6EB0A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #75B375?

#75B375 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 46% red, 70% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #75B375?

Use black text. Black on #75B375 has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #75B375?

Its complementary colour is #B375B3, and analogous partners are #94B375 and #75B394.