What color is #76C5AB?

#76C5AB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76C5AB?

The RGB value is 118, 197, 171: 118 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76C5AB?

The complementary color is #C57690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76C5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76C5AB color

#76C5AB rgb(118, 197, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #76C5AB is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 77.3% green and 67.1% blue (118, 197, 171).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 41% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#76C5AB color codes

HEX	`#76C5AB`
RGB	`rgb(118, 197, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 77.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 41%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 40%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, -30.33, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 30.82, 169.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.785, 46.722, 45.705)`
Decimal	`7783851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76C5AB, 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 #76C5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76C5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #76C5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76c5ab; }
.text { color: #76c5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76c5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 197 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76c5ab, #76b8c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76C5AB?: #76C5AB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76C5AB?: The RGB value is 118, 197, 171: 118 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76C5AB?: The complementary color is #C57690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76C5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.