What color is #76A5BC?

#76A5BC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A5BC?

The RGB value is 118, 165, 188: 118 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A5BC?

The complementary color is #BC8D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A5BC color

#76A5BC rgb(118, 165, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76A5BC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 64.7% green and 73.7% blue (118, 165, 188).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#76A5BC color codes

HEX	`#76A5BC`
RGB	`rgb(118, 165, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 64.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -9.87, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 19.51, 239.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30, 34.391, 52.625)`
Decimal	`7775676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A5BC, 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 #76A5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #76A5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a5bc; }
.text { color: #76a5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 165 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a5bc, #7682bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A5BC?: #76A5BC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A5BC?: The RGB value is 118, 165, 188: 118 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A5BC?: The complementary color is #BC8D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.