What color is #76DDCF?

#76DDCF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76DDCF?

The RGB value is 118, 221, 207: 118 red, 221 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76DDCF?

The complementary color is #DD7684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76DDCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76DDCF color

#76DDCF rgb(118, 221, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76DDCF is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 86.7% green and 81.2% blue (118, 221, 207).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 60% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Blue (#82DBCC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#76DDCF color codes

HEX	`#76DDCF`
RGB	`rgb(118, 221, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 86.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 60%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.87, -33.37, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.87, 33.46, 184.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.586, 60.066, 68.264)`
Decimal	`7790031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76DDCF, 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 #76DDCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76DDCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #76DDCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76ddcf; }
.text { color: #76ddcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76ddcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 221 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76ddcf, #76b7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #76DDCF?: #76DDCF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76DDCF?: The RGB value is 118, 221, 207: 118 red, 221 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76DDCF?: The complementary color is #DD7684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76DDCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.