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#76BBCD closest to Cuttlefish

#76BBCD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Cuttlefish. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(118, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 47% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #76BBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.76:1.

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Variations of #76BBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#76BBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#76BBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #76BBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1ACCD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB7CE
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B7CE
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1ACCD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96B2CD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #50C2C0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #69BEC7
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5B3B8

#76BBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.15:1 Very poor#76BBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.76:1 Very good#76BBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#76BBCD in CSS

/* Cuttlefish */
.color { color: #76BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #76BBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #76BBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(118 187 205);
color: hsl(192 47% 63%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.074 216.2);

#76BBCD FAQ

What color is #76BBCD?

#76BBCD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Cuttlefish. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #76BBCD?

#76BBCD is rgb(118, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(192, 47%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #76BBCD?

The complementary color of #76BBCD is #CD8876, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #76BBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #76BBCD: 9.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #76BBCD a warm or cool color?

#76BBCD is a cool color.