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#75E8FF Color

#75E8FF is rgb(117, 232, 255) in RGB, hsl(190, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 9%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75E8FF
HEX#75E8FF
RGBrgb(117, 232, 255)
HSLhsl(190, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(190, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.109 212.4)
LABlab(85.94% -29.46 -21.77)
LCHlch(85.94% 36.63 216.46)

What #75E8FF 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 #75E8FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.6Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.36Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.74Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 12.22Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 13.28

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

#75E8FF Channel Values

How #75E8FF 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 232 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75E8FF 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75E8FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75E8FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75E8FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75E8FF
Complementary
#FF8C75
Analogous
#75FFD1
Analogous
#75A3FF
Triadic
#FF75E8
Triadic
#E8FF75
Split comp.
#FF75A3
Split comp.
#FFD175

Tints & Shades of #75E8FF

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

#8AEBFF
#99EEFF
#ADF1FF
#BDF4FF
#D1F7FF
#E0FAFF

Shades

#42E0FF
#0FD7FF
#00B7DB
#0090AD
#00667A
#003B47

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75E8FF.

How #75E8FF 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#75E8FF
Protanopia#DADAFF
Protanomaly#BAE0FF
Deuteranopia#CBCBFF
Deuteranomaly#AFD7FF
Tritanopia#6DEBEB
Tritanomaly#70EAF3
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75E8FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75e8ff: #75E8FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75E8FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75e8ff': '#75E8FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.910, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_75e8ff">#75E8FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#75E8FF"

More Teal Colors

#75E8FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#75E8FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75E8FF?

#75E8FF is a light teal — rgb(117, 232, 255) in RGB and hsl(190, 100%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #75E8FF?

#75E8FF is rgb(117, 232, 255) — red 117, green 232, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75E8FF?

#75E8FF converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75E8FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75E8FF scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75E8FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75E8FF 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 13.87, which is visibly different.

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