What color is #76D6FF?

#76D6FF is a light, vivid azure known as Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sky?

The RGB value is 118, 214, 255: 118 red, 214 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sky?

The complementary color is #FF9F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76D6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sky color: hex code #76D6FF

#76D6FF rgb(118, 214, 255)

Shades of blue

Sky has the hex code #76D6FF. It is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 83.9% green and 100% blue (118, 214, 255).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

Sky (#76D6FF) color codes

HEX	`#76D6FF`
RGB	`rgb(118, 214, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 83.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 54%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.38, -17.3, -28.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.38, 33.5, 238.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.561, 59.16, 103.396)`
Decimal	`7788287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sky, 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 #76D6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76D6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #76D6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76d6ff; }
.text { color: #76d6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76d6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 214 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76d6ff, #7692ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #76D6FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #76D6FF?: #76D6FF is a light, vivid azure known as Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sky?: The RGB value is 118, 214, 255: 118 red, 214 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sky?: The complementary color is #FF9F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76D6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.