What color is #75ACBA?

#75ACBA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75ACBA?

The RGB value is 117, 172, 186: 117 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75ACBA?

The complementary color is #BA8375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75ACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75ACBA color

#75ACBA rgb(117, 172, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75ACBA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (117, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#75ACBA color codes

HEX	`#75ACBA`
RGB	`rgb(117, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -14.42, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 19.34, 221.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.949, 36.83, 51.923)`
Decimal	`7711930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75ACBA, 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 #75ACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75ACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #75ACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75acba; }
.text { color: #75acba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75acba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75acba, #758aba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #75ACBA?: #75ACBA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75ACBA?: The RGB value is 117, 172, 186: 117 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75ACBA?: The complementary color is #BA8375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75ACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.