What color is #76B1A5?

#76B1A5 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 #76B1A5?

The RGB value is 118, 177, 165: 118 red, 177 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B1A5?

The complementary color is #B17682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B1A5 color

#76B1A5 rgb(118, 177, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76B1A5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 69.4% green and 64.7% blue (118, 177, 165).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#76B1A5 color codes

HEX	`#76B1A5`
RGB	`rgb(118, 177, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 69.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, -21.83, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 21.83, 179.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.983, 38.011, 41.347)`
Decimal	`7778725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B1A5, 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 #76B1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #76B1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b1a5; }
.text { color: #76b1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 177 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b1a5, #76a0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #76B1A5?: #76B1A5 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 #76B1A5?: The RGB value is 118, 177, 165: 118 red, 177 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B1A5?: The complementary color is #B17682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.