What color is #76BFB0?

#76BFB0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76BFB0?

The RGB value is 118, 191, 176: 118 red, 191 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76BFB0?

The complementary color is #BF7685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76BFB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76BFB0 color

#76BFB0 rgb(118, 191, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76BFB0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 74.9% green and 69% blue (118, 191, 176).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#76BFB0 color codes

HEX	`#76BFB0`
RGB	`rgb(118, 191, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 74.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, -26.29, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 26.29, 179.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.936, 44.245, 47.818)`
Decimal	`7782320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76BFB0, 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 #76BFB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76BFB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #76BFB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76bfb0; }
.text { color: #76bfb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76bfb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 191 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76bfb0, #76aabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #76BFB0?: #76BFB0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76BFB0?: The RGB value is 118, 191, 176: 118 red, 191 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76BFB0?: The complementary color is #BF7685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76BFB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.