What color is #76BB8B?

#76BB8B 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 #76BB8B?

The RGB value is 118, 187, 139: 118 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76BB8B?

The complementary color is #BB76A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76BB8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76BB8B color

#76BB8B rgb(118, 187, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #76BB8B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 73.3% green and 54.5% blue (118, 187, 139).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#76BB8B color codes

HEX	`#76BB8B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 187, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 73.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, -32.16, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 36.66, 151.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.9, 41.255, 30.809)`
Decimal	`7781259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76BB8B, 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 #76BB8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76BB8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #76BB8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76bb8b; }
.text { color: #76bb8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76bb8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 187 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76bb8b, #76bbad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #76BB8B?: #76BB8B 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 #76BB8B?: The RGB value is 118, 187, 139: 118 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76BB8B?: The complementary color is #BB76A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76BB8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.