What color is #75CEDD?

#75CEDD is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water Nymph. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75CEDD?

The RGB value is 117, 206, 221: 117 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75CEDD?

The complementary color is #DD8475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75CEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75CEDD color

#75CEDD rgb(117, 206, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75CEDD is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 80.8% green and 86.7% blue (117, 206, 221).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 60% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Water Nymph (#81D0DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#75CEDD color codes

HEX	`#75CEDD`
RGB	`rgb(117, 206, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 80.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 60%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.96, -22.79, -15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.96, 27.69, 214.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.454, 53.142, 76.413)`
Decimal	`7720669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75CEDD, 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 #75CEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75CEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #75CEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75cedd; }
.text { color: #75cedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75cedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 206 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75cedd, #759add); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #75CEDD?: #75CEDD is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water Nymph. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75CEDD?: The RGB value is 117, 206, 221: 117 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75CEDD?: The complementary color is #DD8475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75CEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.