Palettes / Colors / #75DBFA

#75DBFA — Light Vivid Teal

#75DBFA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #75DBFA 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.

#75DBFA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FA9475; it also sits naturally between #75FAD7 and #7599FA. 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 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #75DBFA

.text { color: #75DBFA; }
.background { background-color: #75DBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #75DBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 219, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #75DBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 219, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #75DBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 219, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA9475:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #75DBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #75DBFA

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 #75DBFA 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 #75DBFA 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

← #75DBF9  ·  #75DBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #75DBFA?

#75DBFA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 117, 219, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #75DBFA?

#75DBFA is RGB 117, 219, 250 — HSL 194°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 53%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #75DBFA?

Its complement is #FA9475; analogous partners are #75FAD7 and #7599FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #75DBFA for text?

Black text on #75DBFA has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.