What color is #76AE50?

#76AE50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76AE50?

The RGB value is 118, 174, 80: 118 red, 174 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76AE50?

The complementary color is #8850AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76AE50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76AE50 color

#76AE50 rgb(118, 174, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #76AE50 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 68.2% green and 31.4% blue (118, 174, 80).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 37% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#76AE50 color codes

HEX	`#76AE50`
RGB	`rgb(118, 174, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 68.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 37%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 54%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 54%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, -35.09, 42.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 54.74, 129.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.055, 34.702, 13.019)`
Decimal	`7777872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76AE50, 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 #76AE50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76AE50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #76AE50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ae50; }
.text { color: #76ae50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ae50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 174 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ae50, #50ae59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #76AE50?: #76AE50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76AE50?: The RGB value is 118, 174, 80: 118 red, 174 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76AE50?: The complementary color is #8850AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76AE50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.