What color is #76A5A1?

#76A5A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A5A1?

The RGB value is 118, 165, 161: 118 red, 165 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A5A1?

The complementary color is #A5767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A5A1 color

#76A5A1 rgb(118, 165, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76A5A1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 64.7% green and 63.1% blue (118, 165, 161).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#76A5A1 color codes

HEX	`#76A5A1`
RGB	`rgb(118, 165, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 64.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, -16.55, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 16.82, 190.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.357, 33.334, 38.704)`
Decimal	`7775649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A5A1, 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 #76A5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #76A5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a5a1; }
.text { color: #76a5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 165 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a5a1, #7692a5); }

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Questions

What color is #76A5A1?: #76A5A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A5A1?: The RGB value is 118, 165, 161: 118 red, 165 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A5A1?: The complementary color is #A5767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.