What color is #76A988?

#76A988 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A988?

The RGB value is 118, 169, 136: 118 red, 169 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A988?

The complementary color is #A97697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A988 color

#76A988 rgb(118, 169, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #76A988 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 66.3% green and 53.3% blue (118, 169, 136).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#76A988 color codes

HEX	`#76A988`
RGB	`rgb(118, 169, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 66.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -23.99, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 26.69, 154.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.102, 34.004, 28.476)`
Decimal	`7776648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A988, 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 #76A988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #76A988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a988; }
.text { color: #76a988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 169 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a988, #76a9a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76A988?: #76A988 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A988?: The RGB value is 118, 169, 136: 118 red, 169 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A988?: The complementary color is #A97697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.