Palettes / Colors / #76DBCD

#76DBCD — Light Teal

#76DBCD 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 #76DBCD 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.

#76DBCD 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 #DB7683; it also sits naturally between #76DB9B and #76B6DB. 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 80%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #76DBCD

.text { color: #76DBCD; }
.background { background-color: #76DBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #76DBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 58%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #76DBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #76DBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 219, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB7683:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #76DBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #76DBCD

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 #76DBCD 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 #76DBCD 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 #76DBCD?

#76DBCD is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 118, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #76DBCD?

#76DBCD is RGB 118, 219, 205 — HSL 172°, 58%, 66% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #76DBCD?

Its complement is #DB7683; analogous partners are #76DB9B and #76B6DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #76DBCD for text?

Black text on #76DBCD has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.