#75AFAF

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #75AFAF

Visually, #75AFAF is defined as a muted cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cadetblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 117 red, 175 green, and 175 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 33% cyan and 0% 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#75AFAF
RGB117, 175, 175
HSL180.0°, 26.6%, 57.3%
CMYK33%, 0%, 0%, 31%
HSV180.0°, 33.1%, 68.6%
LAB67.7, -18.7, -6.0
XYZ30.4, 37.5, 46.2
Decimal7712687

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.51:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #75AFAF; }
.text-color { color: #75AFAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #75AFAF; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0