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#75DBCA Color

#75DBCA is rgb(117, 219, 202) in RGB, hsl(170, 59%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75DBCA
HEX#75DBCA
RGBrgb(117, 219, 202)
HSLhsl(170, 59%, 66%)
HSVhsv(170, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.099 181.7)
LABlab(80.92% -34.30 -1.35)
LCHlch(80.92% 34.33 182.26)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.85Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.61Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.17Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.9Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.19Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.33

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

#75DBCA Channel Values

How #75DBCA 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 219 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 59% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75DBCA 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #75DBCA

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

Base
#75DBCA
Complementary
#DB7586
Analogous
#75DB97
Analogous
#75B9DB
Triadic
#CA75DB
Triadic
#DBCA75
Split comp.
#DB75B9
Split comp.
#DB9775

Tints & Shades of #75DBCA

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

#89E1D2
#9AE5D8
#AEEAE0
#BEEEE6
#D2F3EE
#E3F8F4

Shades

#51D2BC
#32C3AB
#299E8B
#207E6E
#17594E
#0E352E

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

How #75DBCA 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#75DBCA
Protanopia#CECECA
Protanomaly#B1D3CA
Deuteranopia#C1C1CC
Deuteranomaly#A8CCCB
Tritanopia#79D9D9
Tritanomaly#78DAD3
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75DBCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75dbca: #75DBCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75DBCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75dbca': '#75DBCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.859, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_75dbca">#75DBCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#75DBCA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#75DBCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75DBCA?

#75DBCA is a light teal — rgb(117, 219, 202) in RGB and hsl(170, 59%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #75DBCA?

#75DBCA is rgb(117, 219, 202) — red 117, green 219, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75DBCA?

#75DBCA converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75DBCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75DBCA scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #75DBCA 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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