Close to Iceberg
#76BAEE
#76BAEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 46.3% red, 72.9% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #76BAEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.09:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.03:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.09:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.03:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #76BAEE as they’d see it.
#76BAEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #76BAEE
What color is #76BAEE?
#76BAEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 46.3% red, 72.9% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #76BAEE in RGB?
#76BAEE is rgb(118, 186, 238): 118 red, 186 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #76BAEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(50, 22, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #76BAEE?
PANTONE 292 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #76BAEE?
Its complement #E0A87E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.