What color is #76AD87?

#76AD87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76AD87?

The RGB value is 118, 173, 135: 118 red, 173 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AD87?

The complementary color is #AD769C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AD87?

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.

#76AD87 color

#76AD87 rgb(118, 173, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #76AD87 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 67.8% green and 52.9% blue (118, 173, 135).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#76AD87 color codes

HEX	`#76AD87`
RGB	`rgb(118, 173, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 67.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, -26.18, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 29.63, 152.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.786, 35.487, 28.355)`
Decimal	`7777671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AD87, 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 #76AD87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AD87 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 #76AD87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ad87; }
.text { color: #76ad87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ad87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 173 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ad87, #76ada2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76AD87?: #76AD87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76AD87?: The RGB value is 118, 173, 135: 118 red, 173 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AD87?: The complementary color is #AD769C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AD87?: 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.