#75AD5BArugula (#75AD5B) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 136°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.127. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #75AD5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 173, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 33%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 0%, 47%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.3 -33.7 36.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.689 0.127 136) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Arugula shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7fa952 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#7cae58 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#75ad5b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#74ae5d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Arugula in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.66:1 and against black 7.88:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d9ffca · #a8da92 · #75ad5b · #5a8d41 · #396722 · #1b4300
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7bd6b5 · #72c38b · #75ad5b · #7f9339 · #827a1e · #7d620e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#8ac8c2 · #75ad5b · #5e8c49 · #006f6a · #285111 · #003330
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ccecbf · #b3c4ab · #75ad5b · #9860ac · #4a633f · #32422b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eefa · #75ad5b · #798475 · #504b52 · #182314 · #020002
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a198a5 · #291d2d · #07010b · #75ad5b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d5b0 · #75ad5b · #689177 · #9f3a85 · #2f2c4d · #22060d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faecff · #75ad5b · #7b76ba · #7b295b · #1f0f4e · #070002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf3ff · #75ad5b · #5782bc · #842634 · #43000e · #000520
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f6ff · #75ad5b · #298caf · #68327a · #391100 · #040009
#88BA72 · #9CC789 · #AFD49F · #C3E1B6 · #D6EECD
#5D8F45 · #45722F · #2F561A · #1A3B05 · #092200
#7EAA6B · #86A679 · #8EA286
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.