What color is #76A698?

#76A698 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A698?

The RGB value is 118, 166, 152: 118 red, 166 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A698?

The complementary color is #A67684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A698 color

#76A698 rgb(118, 166, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A698 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.1% green and 59.6% blue (118, 166, 152).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#76A698 color codes

HEX	`#76A698`
RGB	`rgb(118, 166, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, -19.12, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 19.23, 173.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.773, 33.39, 34.734)`
Decimal	`7775896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A698, 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 #76A698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #76A698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a698; }
.text { color: #76a698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 166 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a698, #769ca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A698?: #76A698 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A698?: The RGB value is 118, 166, 152: 118 red, 166 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A698?: The complementary color is #A67684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.