What color is #76B1AE?

#76B1AE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76B1AE?

The RGB value is 118, 177, 174: 118 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B1AE?

The complementary color is #B17679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B1AE color

#76B1AE rgb(118, 177, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76B1AE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (118, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#76B1AE color codes

HEX	`#76B1AE`
RGB	`rgb(118, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -19.72, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 20.24, 193.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.831, 38.35, 45.814)`
Decimal	`7778734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B1AE, 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 #76B1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #76B1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b1ae; }
.text { color: #76b1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b1ae, #7697b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76B1AE?: #76B1AE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76B1AE?: The RGB value is 118, 177, 174: 118 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B1AE?: The complementary color is #B17679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.