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#75BEDB Color

#75BEDB is rgb(117, 190, 219) in RGB, hsl(197, 59%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 13%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75BEDB
HEX#75BEDB
RGBrgb(117, 190, 219)
HSLhsl(197, 59%, 66%)
HSVhsv(197, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 13%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.084 225.4)
LABlab(73.00% -17.94 -22.13)
LCHlch(73.00% 28.49 230.98)

What #75BEDB 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 #75BEDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 5.88Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 6.71Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.02Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.46Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.58Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.78

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

#75BEDB Channel Values

How #75BEDB 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 190 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 59% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75BEDB 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75BEDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75BEDB

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

Base
#75BEDB
Complementary
#DB9275
Analogous
#75DBC5
Analogous
#758BDB
Triadic
#DB75BE
Triadic
#BEDB75
Split comp.
#DB758B
Split comp.
#DBC575

Tints & Shades of #75BEDB

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.

Tints

#89C8E1
#9AD0E5
#AED9EA
#BEE1EE
#D2EAF3
#E3F2F8

Shades

#51ADD2
#329AC3
#297D9E
#20637E
#174659
#0E2A35

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

How #75BEDB 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#75BEDB
Protanopia#B4B4DB
Protanomaly#9FB8DB
Deuteranopia#AAAADC
Deuteranomaly#98B3DC
Tritanopia#6DC2C2
Tritanomaly#70C0CC
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75BEDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75bedb: #75BEDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75BEDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75bedb': '#75BEDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.745, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_75bedb">#75BEDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#75BEDB"

More Teal Colors

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

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#75BEDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75BEDB?

#75BEDB is a light teal — rgb(117, 190, 219) in RGB and hsl(197, 59%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #75BEDB?

#75BEDB is rgb(117, 190, 219) — red 117, green 190, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75BEDB?

#75BEDB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 13%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75BEDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75BEDB scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #75BEDB 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 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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