What color is #76B4AD?

#76B4AD 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 #76B4AD?

The RGB value is 118, 180, 173: 118 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B4AD?

The complementary color is #B4767D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B4AD color

#76B4AD rgb(118, 180, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76B4AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 70.6% green and 67.8% blue (118, 180, 173).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#76B4AD color codes

HEX	`#76B4AD`
RGB	`rgb(118, 180, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 70.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, -21.49, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 21.67, 187.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.333, 39.509, 45.502)`
Decimal	`7779501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B4AD, 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 #76B4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #76B4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b4ad; }
.text { color: #76b4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 180 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b4ad, #769cb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #76B4AD?: #76B4AD 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 #76B4AD?: The RGB value is 118, 180, 173: 118 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B4AD?: The complementary color is #B4767D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.