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Resting membrane potential in cells

My textbook says “Among K+, Na+ and Cl-, K+ contributes to the resting membrane potential the most, because it has the greatest permeability across the membrane.”

I agree with this, but I’m just curious: why is the equilibrium potential of Cl- (-75mV) closer to the resting membrane potential (-70mV) than that of K+ (-90mV)?