What color is #76A3AA?

#76A3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A3AA?

The RGB value is 118, 163, 170: 118 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A3AA?

The complementary color is #AA7D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A3AA color

#76A3AA rgb(118, 163, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76A3AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (118, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#76A3AA color codes

HEX	`#76A3AA`
RGB	`rgb(118, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.12, -13.35, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.12, 15.83, 212.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.822, 32.947, 42.916)`
Decimal	`7775146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A3AA, 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 #76A3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #76A3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a3aa; }
.text { color: #76a3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a3aa, #7689aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A3AA?: #76A3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A3AA?: The RGB value is 118, 163, 170: 118 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A3AA?: The complementary color is #AA7D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.