What color is #76AB97?

#76AB97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76AB97?

The RGB value is 118, 171, 151: 118 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AB97?

The complementary color is #AB768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76AB97 color

#76AB97 rgb(118, 171, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #76AB97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 67.1% green and 59.2% blue (118, 171, 151).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#76AB97 color codes

HEX	`#76AB97`
RGB	`rgb(118, 171, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 67.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -21.9, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 22.4, 167.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.618, 35.21, 34.613)`
Decimal	`7777175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AB97, 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 #76AB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #76AB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ab97; }
.text { color: #76ab97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ab97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 171 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ab97, #76a4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #76AB97?: #76AB97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76AB97?: The RGB value is 118, 171, 151: 118 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AB97?: The complementary color is #AB768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.