What color is #76B482?

#76B482 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76B482?

The RGB value is 118, 180, 130: 118 red, 180 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B482?

The complementary color is #B476A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B482 color

#76B482 rgb(118, 180, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #76B482 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 70.6% green and 51% blue (118, 180, 130).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#76B482 color codes

HEX	`#76B482`
RGB	`rgb(118, 180, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 70.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, -30.51, 19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 36.12, 147.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.82, 38.104, 27.004)`
Decimal	`7779458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B482, 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 #76B482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #76B482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b482; }
.text { color: #76b482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 180 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b482, #76b4a1); }

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Questions

What color is #76B482?: #76B482 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76B482?: The RGB value is 118, 180, 130: 118 red, 180 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B482?: The complementary color is #B476A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.