Palettes / Colors / #76CCDB

#76CCDB — Light Teal

#76CCDB is a teal color we call Light 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 #76CCDB 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.

#76CCDB 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 #DB8576; it also sits naturally between #76DBB7 and #7699DB. 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 86%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #76CCDB

.text { color: #76CCDB; }
.background { background-color: #76CCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #76CCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 204, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 58%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #76CCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 204, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #76CCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 204, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#76CCDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#76CCDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB8576:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #76CCDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #76CCDB

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 #76CCDB 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 #76CCDB 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 #76CCDB?

#76CCDB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 118, 204, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #76CCDB?

#76CCDB is RGB 118, 204, 219 — HSL 189°, 58%, 66% — CMYK 46%, 7%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #76CCDB?

Its complement is #DB8576; analogous partners are #76DBB7 and #7699DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #76CCDB for text?

Black text on #76CCDB has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.