What color is #76B4ED?

#76B4ED is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76B4ED?

The RGB value is 118, 180, 237: 118 red, 180 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B4ED?

The complementary color is #EDAF76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B4ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B4ED color

#76B4ED rgb(118, 180, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76B4ED is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 70.6% green and 92.9% blue (118, 180, 237).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cooler Than Ever (#77BBFF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#76B4ED color codes

HEX	`#76B4ED`
RGB	`rgb(118, 180, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 70.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 77%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 24%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.29, -4.46, -34.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.29, 34.86, 262.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.073, 42.606, 86.269)`
Decimal	`7779565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B4ED, 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 #76B4ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B4ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #76B4ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b4ed; }
.text { color: #76b4ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b4ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 180 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b4ed, #7678ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #76B4ED?: #76B4ED is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76B4ED?: The RGB value is 118, 180, 237: 118 red, 180 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B4ED?: The complementary color is #EDAF76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B4ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.