What color is #76A09F?

#76A09F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A09F?

The RGB value is 118, 160, 159: 118 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A09F?

The complementary color is #A07677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A09F color

#76A09F rgb(118, 160, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76A09F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (118, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#76A09F color codes

HEX	`#76A09F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.92, -14.38, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.92, 14.95, 195.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.298, 31.495, 37.488)`
Decimal	`7774367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A09F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #76A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #76A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a09f; }
.text { color: #76a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a09f, #768ca0); }

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Questions

What color is #76A09F?: #76A09F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A09F?: The RGB value is 118, 160, 159: 118 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A09F?: The complementary color is #A07677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.