What color is #76AAA4?

#76AAA4 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 #76AAA4?

The RGB value is 118, 170, 164: 118 red, 170 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AAA4?

The complementary color is #AA767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76AAA4 color

#76AAA4 rgb(118, 170, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76AAA4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 66.7% green and 64.3% blue (118, 170, 164).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#76AAA4 color codes

HEX	`#76AAA4`
RGB	`rgb(118, 170, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 66.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, -18.47, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 18.62, 187.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.545, 35.28, 40.42)`
Decimal	`7776932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AAA4, 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 #76AAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #76AAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76aaa4; }
.text { color: #76aaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76aaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 170 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76aaa4, #7696aa); }

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Questions

What color is #76AAA4?: #76AAA4 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 #76AAA4?: The RGB value is 118, 170, 164: 118 red, 170 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AAA4?: The complementary color is #AA767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.