What color is #76A794?

#76A794 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A794?

The RGB value is 118, 167, 148: 118 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A794?

The complementary color is #A77689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A794 color

#76A794 rgb(118, 167, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A794 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.5% green and 58% blue (118, 167, 148).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#76A794 color codes

HEX	`#76A794`
RGB	`rgb(118, 167, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -20.5, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 21.01, 167.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.633, 33.626, 33.098)`
Decimal	`7776148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A794, 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 #76A794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #76A794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a794; }
.text { color: #76a794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 167 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a794, #76a1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76A794?: #76A794 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A794?: The RGB value is 118, 167, 148: 118 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A794?: The complementary color is #A77689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.