HEX Color #75A8B6 (Cadetblue)

About #75A8B6

The precise color #75A8B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(117, 168, 182).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 36% cyan and 8% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#75A8B6

RGB117, 168, 182

HSL192.9°, 30.8%, 58.6%

CMYK36%, 8%, 0%, 29%

HSV192.9°, 35.7%, 71.4%

LAB65.9, -13.3, -12.6

XYZ29.8, 35.2, 49.5

Decimal7710902

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#75A8B6 #B68375

Analogous

#75B6A3 #7587B6

Triadic

#B675A8 #A8B675

Tetradic

#A375B6 #B68375 #87B675

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#75A8B6

#84B1BE

#93BBC6

#A3C5CE

#B2CED6

#C1D8DE

#D1E2E6

#E0EBEE

#EFF5F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#75A8B6

#6895A1

#5B828D

#4E7079

#415D65

#344A50

#27383C

#1A2528

#0D1214

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.03:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.50:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.83:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #75A8B6; }

.text-color { color: #75A8B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #75A8B6; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue

#5F9EA0