What color is #76E9A1?

#76E9A1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76E9A1?

The RGB value is 118, 233, 161: 118 red, 233 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76E9A1?

The complementary color is #E976BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76E9A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76E9A1 color

#76E9A1 rgb(118, 233, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #76E9A1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 91.4% green and 63.1% blue (118, 233, 161).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 72% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#76E9A1 color codes

HEX	`#76E9A1`
RGB	`rgb(118, 233, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 91.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 72%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 31%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, -48.49, 25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 54.65, 152.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.04, 64.699, 43.931)`
Decimal	`7793057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76E9A1, 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 #76E9A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76E9A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #76E9A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76e9a1; }
.text { color: #76e9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76e9a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 233 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76e9a1, #76e9da); }

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Questions

What color is #76E9A1?: #76E9A1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76E9A1?: The RGB value is 118, 233, 161: 118 red, 233 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76E9A1?: The complementary color is #E976BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76E9A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.