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#75E1CF Color

#75E1CF is rgb(117, 225, 207) in RGB, hsl(170, 64%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 8%, 12%) 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 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75E1CF
HEX#75E1CF
RGBrgb(117, 225, 207)
HSLhsl(170, 64%, 67%)
HSVhsv(170, 48%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 8%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.104 181.5)
LABlab(82.76% -35.92 -1.32)
LCHlch(82.76% 35.94 182.10)

What #75E1CF 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 #75E1CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.26Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.3Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.97Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.29Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.45Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.79

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

#75E1CF Channel Values

How #75E1CF 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 225 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 64% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 48% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75E1CF 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75E1CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75E1CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75E1CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75E1CF
Complementary
#E17587
Analogous
#75E199
Analogous
#75BDE1
Triadic
#CF75E1
Triadic
#E1CF75
Split comp.
#E175BD
Split comp.
#E19975

Tints & Shades of #75E1CF

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

#86E4D5
#9BE9DC
#ABEDE2
#C0F1E9
#D1F5EF
#E6F9F6

Shades

#4FD8C2
#2DCDB2
#25A792
#1C8271
#145C50
#0C362F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75E1CF.

How #75E1CF 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#75E1CF
Protanopia#D3D3CF
Protanomaly#B5D9CF
Deuteranopia#C6C6D1
Deuteranomaly#ABD1D0
Tritanopia#7ADFDF
Tritanomaly#78E0D9
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75E1CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75e1cf: #75E1CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75E1CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75e1cf': '#75E1CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.882, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_75e1cf">#75E1CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#75E1CF"

More Teal Colors

#75E1CF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75E1CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75E1CF?

#75E1CF is a light teal — rgb(117, 225, 207) in RGB and hsl(170, 64%, 67%) 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 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #75E1CF?

#75E1CF is rgb(117, 225, 207) — red 117, green 225, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75E1CF?

#75E1CF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 8%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75E1CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75E1CF scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75E1CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75E1CF 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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