What color is #76A1B5?

#76A1B5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A1B5?

The RGB value is 118, 161, 181: 118 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A1B5?

The complementary color is #B58A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A1B5 color

#76A1B5 rgb(118, 161, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76A1B5 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 63.1% green and 71% blue (118, 161, 181).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#76A1B5 color codes

HEX	`#76A1B5`
RGB	`rgb(118, 161, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 63.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -9.51, -15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 17.76, 237.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.554, 32.676, 48.51)`
Decimal	`7774645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A1B5, 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 #76A1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #76A1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a1b5; }
.text { color: #76a1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 161 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a1b5, #7682b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A1B5?: #76A1B5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A1B5?: The RGB value is 118, 161, 181: 118 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A1B5?: The complementary color is #B58A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.