What color is #76ABA0?

#76ABA0 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 #76ABA0?

The RGB value is 118, 171, 160: 118 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76ABA0?

The complementary color is #AB7681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76ABA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76ABA0 color

#76ABA0 rgb(118, 171, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76ABA0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 67.1% green and 62.7% blue (118, 171, 160).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#76ABA0 color codes

HEX	`#76ABA0`
RGB	`rgb(118, 171, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 67.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, -19.9, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 19.9, 179.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.377, 35.514, 38.611)`
Decimal	`7777184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76ABA0, 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 #76ABA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76ABA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #76ABA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76aba0; }
.text { color: #76aba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76aba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 171 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76aba0, #769bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76ABA0?: #76ABA0 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 #76ABA0?: The RGB value is 118, 171, 160: 118 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76ABA0?: The complementary color is #AB7681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76ABA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.