Information about #76A9BB color

#76A9BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#76A9BB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(118, 169, 187) — 46.3% red, 66.3% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 7 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #76A9BB reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glacier (#78B1BF) and Greyblue (#77A1B5).

The recipe behind #76A9BB is rgb(118, 169, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #76A9BB: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #76A9BB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#76A9BB color variations

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

#76A9BB 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 #76A9BB

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

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76A9BB
  • RGB118, 169, 187
  • CMYK27, 7, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(118, 169, 187)
  • HSL196°, 34%, 60%
  • HSL Precise195.652°, 33.659%, 59.804%
  • HSV196°, 37%, 73%
  • HSB196°, 37%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.663, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.663, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.663, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID76A9BB
  • DECIMAL ID7776699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01