Palettes / Colors / #75CDCC

#75CDCC — Muted Teal

#75CDCC is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #75CDCC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#75CDCC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD7476; it also sits naturally between #74CD9F and #74A2CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 46% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #75CDCC

.text { color: #75CDCC; }
.background { background-color: #75CDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #75CDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 205, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #75CDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 205, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #75CDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 205, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#75CDCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#75CDCC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD7476:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #75CDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #75CDCC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #75CDCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #75CDCC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #75CDCC?

#75CDCC is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 117, 205, 204). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #75CDCC?

#75CDCC is RGB 117, 205, 204 — HSL 179°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #75CDCC?

Its complement is #CD7476; analogous partners are #74CD9F and #74A2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #75CDCC for text?

Black text on #75CDCC has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.