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Information about #75AAAE color

#75AAAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#75AAAE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(117, 170, 174) — 45.9% red, 66.7% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 2 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#75AAAE is a softly balanced water-like cyan that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kumutoto (#78AFB2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gulf Stream (#74B2A8) and Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(117, 170, 174) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #75AAAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#75AAAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#75AAAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #75AAAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#75AAAE
  • RGB117, 170, 174
  • CMYK22, 2, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(117, 170, 174)
  • HSL184°, 26%, 57%
  • HSL Precise184.211°, 26.027%, 57.059%
  • HSV184°, 33%, 68%
  • HSB184°, 33%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.459, 0.667, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.459, 0.667, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.459, 0.667, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID75AAAE
  • DECIMAL ID7711406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01