What color is #76B29A?

#76B29A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76B29A?

The RGB value is 118, 178, 154: 118 red, 178 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B29A?

The complementary color is #B2768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B29A color

#76B29A rgb(118, 178, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #76B29A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 69.8% green and 60.4% blue (118, 178, 154).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#76B29A color codes

HEX	`#76B29A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 178, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 69.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.04, -24.77, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.04, 25.52, 166.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.222, 38.024, 36.365)`
Decimal	`7778970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B29A, 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 #76B29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #76B29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b29a; }
.text { color: #76b29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 178 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b29a, #76acb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #76B29A?: #76B29A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76B29A?: The RGB value is 118, 178, 154: 118 red, 178 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B29A?: The complementary color is #B2768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.