What color is #76A198?

#76A198 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A198?

The RGB value is 118, 161, 152: 118 red, 161 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A198?

The complementary color is #A1767F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A198 color

#76A198 rgb(118, 161, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76A198 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 63.1% green and 59.6% blue (118, 161, 152).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#76A198 color codes

HEX	`#76A198`
RGB	`rgb(118, 161, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 63.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -16.51, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 16.51, 180.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.882, 31.607, 34.437)`
Decimal	`7774616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A198, 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 #76A198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #76A198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a198; }
.text { color: #76a198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 161 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a198, #7695a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A198?: #76A198 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A198?: The RGB value is 118, 161, 152: 118 red, 161 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A198?: The complementary color is #A1767F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.