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#76CEED closest to Below Zero

#76CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Below Zero. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(118, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 77% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #76CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.82:1.

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Variations of #76CEED

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABBDED
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCAEF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACCAEE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABBDED
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EC3ED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2FD8D8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #62D2E4
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3C5CE

#76CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#76CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.82:1 Very good#76CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#76CEED in CSS

/* Below Zero */
.color { color: #76CEED; }
.background { background-color: #76CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #76CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(118 206 237);
color: hsl(196 77% 70%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.095 223.0);

#76CEED FAQ

What color is #76CEED?

#76CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Below Zero. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #76CEED?

#76CEED is rgb(118, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(196, 77%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #76CEED?

The complementary color of #76CEED is #ED9576, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #76CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #76CEED: 11.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #76CEED a warm or cool color?

#76CEED is a cool color.