What color is #76ADA3?

#76ADA3 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76ADA3?

The RGB value is 118, 173, 163: 118 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76ADA3?

The complementary color is #AD7680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76ADA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76ADA3 color

#76ADA3 rgb(118, 173, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76ADA3 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 67.8% green and 63.9% blue (118, 173, 163).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#76ADA3 color codes

HEX	`#76ADA3`
RGB	`rgb(118, 173, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 67.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, -20.24, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 20.25, 181.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.023, 36.381, 40.136)`
Decimal	`7777699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76ADA3, 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 #76ADA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76ADA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #76ADA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ada3; }
.text { color: #76ada3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ada3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 173 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ada3, #769cad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76ADA3?: #76ADA3 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76ADA3?: The RGB value is 118, 173, 163: 118 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76ADA3?: The complementary color is #AD7680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76ADA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.