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Untroubled Niebieski

#75f2f1
Notes

Untroubled Niebieski (#75F2F1) is a true cyan with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (180°, 83%, 70%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#75f2f1
RGB
rgb(117, 242, 241)
HSL
hsl(180, 83%, 70%)
HWB
hwb(180 46% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(89.0% 0.112 194.6)
HSV
hsv(180, 52%, 95%)
LAB
lab(88.75% -34.95 -10.19)
LCH
lch(88.75% 36.40 196.25)
CMYK
cmyk(52%, 0%, 0%, 5%)

Etymology

Untroubled
adjective

Latin turbāre, to disturb — negative-prefix un- plus past-participle of trouble. As a color modifier, untroubled implies a clear-and-calm-and-undisturbed quality where the hue carries no visual agitation. Sits at the crisp-and-calm end of the grid, parallel to serene and placid in usage.

Niebieski
noun

The Polish word for blue — used for the deep blue of Polish folk-embroidery and the niebieski sash of Polish Order of the White Eagle. The color refers to a niebieski-dyed Polish folk costume: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue with the matte finish of dyed wool. The Slavic cousin of blue.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#75f2f1
Original
#e5e8f1
Protanopia
#d0d8f2
Deuteranopia
#00f8f1
Tritanopia
#d7d7d7
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.34:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
15.73:1

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