What color is #75AEBD?

#75AEBD is a desaturated cyan known as Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Eye Samurai?

The RGB value is 117, 174, 189: 117 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Eye Samurai?

The complementary color is #BD8475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75AEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Eye Samurai color: hex code #75AEBD

#75AEBD rgb(117, 174, 189)

Shades of teal

Blue Eye Samurai has the hex code #75AEBD. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 68.2% green and 74.1% blue (117, 174, 189).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD) color codes

HEX	`#75AEBD`
RGB	`rgb(117, 174, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 68.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, -14.71, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 20, 222.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.654, 37.726, 53.748)`
Decimal	`7712445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Eye Samurai, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #75AEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75AEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #75AEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75aebd; }
.text { color: #75aebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75aebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 174 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75aebd, #758abd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #75AEBD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #75AEBD?: #75AEBD is a desaturated cyan known as Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Eye Samurai?: The RGB value is 117, 174, 189: 117 red, 174 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Eye Samurai?: The complementary color is #BD8475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75AEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.