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#76ECFF closest to Shallow Water

#76ECFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 92.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(118, 236, 255)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 54% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #76ECFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.21:1.

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Variations of #76ECFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5D5FF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBE4FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5E5FF
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5D5FF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4DDFF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00F5F2
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5AF0F9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8E0E5

#76ECFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#76ECFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.21:1 Super#76ECFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#76ECFF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #76ECFF; }
.background { background-color: #76ECFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #76ECFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(118 236 255);
color: hsl(188 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.881 0.109 209.3);

#76ECFF FAQ

What color is #76ECFF?

#76ECFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #76ECFF?

#76ECFF is rgb(118, 236, 255) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(54%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #76ECFF?

The complementary color of #76ECFF is #FF8976, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #76ECFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #76ECFF: 15.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #76ECFF a warm or cool color?

#76ECFF is a cool color.