What color is #76AA9D?

#76AA9D 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 #76AA9D?

The RGB value is 118, 170, 157: 118 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AA9D?

The complementary color is #AA7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76AA9D color

#76AA9D rgb(118, 170, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76AA9D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 66.7% green and 61.6% blue (118, 170, 157).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#76AA9D color codes

HEX	`#76AA9D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 170, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 66.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, -20.06, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 20.1, 176.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.93, 35.034, 37.182)`
Decimal	`7776925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AA9D, 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 #76AA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #76AA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76aa9d; }
.text { color: #76aa9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76aa9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 170 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76aa9d, #769daa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76AA9D?: #76AA9D 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 #76AA9D?: The RGB value is 118, 170, 157: 118 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AA9D?: The complementary color is #AA7683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.