What color is #75F0FD?

#75F0FD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75F0FD?

The RGB value is 117, 240, 253: 117 red, 240 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75F0FD?

The complementary color is #FD8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75F0FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75F0FD color

#75F0FD rgb(117, 240, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #75F0FD is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 94.1% green and 99.2% blue (117, 240, 253).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Water (#8AF1FE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#75F0FD color codes

HEX	`#75F0FD`
RGB	`rgb(117, 240, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 94.1%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 97%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 54%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 5%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.54, -30.88, -16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.54, 35.14, 208.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.219, 73.189, 104.074)`
Decimal	`7729405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75F0FD, 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 #75F0FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75F0FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #75F0FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75f0fd; }
.text { color: #75f0fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75f0fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 240 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75f0fd, #75acfd); }

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Questions

What color is #75F0FD?: #75F0FD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75F0FD?: The RGB value is 117, 240, 253: 117 red, 240 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75F0FD?: The complementary color is #FD8275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75F0FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.