What color is #76C8AA?

#76C8AA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76C8AA?

The RGB value is 118, 200, 170: 118 red, 200 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76C8AA?

The complementary color is #C87694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76C8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76C8AA color

#76C8AA rgb(118, 200, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #76C8AA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 78.4% green and 66.7% blue (118, 200, 170).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#76C8AA color codes

HEX	`#76C8AA`
RGB	`rgb(118, 200, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 78.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, -31.98, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 32.78, 167.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.378, 48.06, 45.435)`
Decimal	`7784618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76C8AA, 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 #76C8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76C8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #76C8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76c8aa; }
.text { color: #76c8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76c8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 200 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76c8aa, #76bdc8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76C8AA?: #76C8AA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76C8AA?: The RGB value is 118, 200, 170: 118 red, 200 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76C8AA?: The complementary color is #C87694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76C8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.