What color is #76BA76?

#76BA76 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76BA76?

The RGB value is 118, 186, 118: 118 red, 186 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76BA76?

The complementary color is #BA76BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76BA76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76BA76 color

#76BA76 rgb(118, 186, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #76BA76 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 72.9% green and 46.3% blue (118, 186, 118).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#76BA76 color codes

HEX	`#76BA76`
RGB	`rgb(118, 186, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 72.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, -35.38, 27.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 45.04, 141.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.299, 40.276, 23.419)`
Decimal	`7780982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76BA76, 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 #76BA76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76BA76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #76BA76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ba76; }
.text { color: #76ba76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ba76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 186 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ba76, #76ba98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #76BA76?: #76BA76 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76BA76?: The RGB value is 118, 186, 118: 118 red, 186 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76BA76?: The complementary color is #BA76BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76BA76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.