What color is #76B8C5?

#76B8C5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76B8C5?

The RGB value is 118, 184, 197: 118 red, 184 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76B8C5?

The complementary color is #C58376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76B8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76B8C5 color

#76B8C5 rgb(118, 184, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76B8C5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 72.2% green and 77.3% blue (118, 184, 197).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 41% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#76B8C5 color codes

HEX	`#76B8C5`
RGB	`rgb(118, 184, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 72.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 41%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 40%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 7%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, -17.61, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 22.01, 216.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.686, 42.161, 59.123)`
Decimal	`7780549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76B8C5, 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 #76B8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76B8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #76B8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76b8c5; }
.text { color: #76b8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76b8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 184 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76b8c5, #7691c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #76B8C5?: #76B8C5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76B8C5?: The RGB value is 118, 184, 197: 118 red, 184 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76B8C5?: The complementary color is #C58376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76B8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.