What color is #76A88B?

#76A88B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A88B?

The RGB value is 118, 168, 139: 118 red, 168 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A88B?

The complementary color is #A87693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A88B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A88B color

#76A88B rgb(118, 168, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A88B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.9% green and 54.5% blue (118, 168, 139).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#76A88B color codes

HEX	`#76A88B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 168, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.74, -22.89, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.74, 24.87, 157)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.133, 33.72, 29.553)`
Decimal	`7776395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A88B, 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 #76A88B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A88B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #76A88B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a88b; }
.text { color: #76a88b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a88b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 168 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a88b, #76a8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76A88B?: #76A88B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A88B?: The RGB value is 118, 168, 139: 118 red, 168 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A88B?: The complementary color is #A87693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A88B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.