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#75BCCC Color

#75BCCC is rgb(117, 188, 204) in RGB, hsl(191, 46%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75BCCC
HEX#75BCCC
RGBrgb(117, 188, 204)
HSLhsl(191, 46%, 63%)
HSVhsv(191, 43%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.075 213.6)
LABlab(72.01% -20.10 -15.51)
LCHlch(72.01% 25.39 217.66)

What #75BCCC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #75BCCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#75BCCC Channel Values

How #75BCCC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 188 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 46% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 43% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75BCCC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75BCCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75BCCC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #75BCCC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75BCCC.

How #75BCCC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#75BCCC
Protanopia#B2B2CC
Protanomaly#9EB6CC
Deuteranopia#A9A9CD
Deuteranomaly#97B1CD
Tritanopia#71BEBE
Tritanomaly#73BDC4
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75BCCC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-75bccc: #75BCCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75BCCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75bccc': '#75BCCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.737, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_75bccc">#75BCCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#75BCCC"

More Teal Colors

#75BCCC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75BCCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75BCCC?

#75BCCC is a light teal — rgb(117, 188, 204) in RGB and hsl(191, 46%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #75BCCC?

#75BCCC is rgb(117, 188, 204) — red 117, green 188, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75BCCC?

#75BCCC converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 8%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75BCCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75BCCC scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75BCCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75BCCC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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