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Information about #76BEC1 color

#76BEC1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#76BEC1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(118, 190, 193) — 46.3% red, 74.5% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 1 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #76BEC1 reads as a mildly saturated cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(118, 190, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#76BEC1 color variations

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

#76BEC1 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 #76BEC1

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

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76BEC1
  • RGB118, 190, 193
  • CMYK29, 1, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(118, 190, 193)
  • HSL182°, 38%, 61%
  • HSL Precise182.4°, 37.688%, 60.98%
  • HSV182°, 39%, 76%
  • HSB182°, 39%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.745, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.745, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.745, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID76BEC1
  • DECIMAL ID7782081
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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