What color is #75CBC7?

#75CBC7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75CBC7?

The RGB value is 117, 203, 199: 117 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75CBC7?

The complementary color is #CB7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75CBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75CBC7 color

#75CBC7 rgb(117, 203, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75CBC7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 79.6% green and 78% blue (117, 203, 199).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 45% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#75CBC7 color codes

HEX	`#75CBC7`
RGB	`rgb(117, 203, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 79.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 45%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 42%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, -26.93, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 27.63, 192.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.997, 50.614, 61.736)`
Decimal	`7719879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75CBC7, 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 #75CBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75CBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #75CBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75cbc7; }
.text { color: #75cbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75cbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 203 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75cbc7, #75a4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #75CBC7?: #75CBC7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75CBC7?: The RGB value is 117, 203, 199: 117 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75CBC7?: The complementary color is #CB7579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75CBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.