What color is #76AC88?

#76AC88 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 #76AC88?

The RGB value is 118, 172, 136: 118 red, 172 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AC88?

The complementary color is #AC769A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AC88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76AC88 color

#76AC88 rgb(118, 172, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #76AC88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 67.5% green and 53.3% blue (118, 172, 136).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#76AC88 color codes

HEX	`#76AC88`
RGB	`rgb(118, 172, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 67.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, -25.49, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 28.59, 153.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.666, 35.133, 28.664)`
Decimal	`7777416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AC88, 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 #76AC88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AC88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #76AC88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ac88; }
.text { color: #76ac88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ac88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 172 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ac88, #76aca3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76AC88?: #76AC88 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 #76AC88?: The RGB value is 118, 172, 136: 118 red, 172 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AC88?: The complementary color is #AC769A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AC88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.