What color is #76EDEA?

#76EDEA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76EDEA?

The RGB value is 118, 237, 234: 118 red, 237 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76EDEA?

The complementary color is #ED7679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76EDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76EDEA color

#76EDEA rgb(118, 237, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #76EDEA is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 92.9% green and 91.8% blue (118, 237, 234).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 77% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon Jr. (#66EEEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#76EDEA color codes

HEX	`#76EDEA`
RGB	`rgb(118, 237, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 92.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 77%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.17, -34.2, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.17, 35.33, 194.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.601, 70.356, 88.634)`
Decimal	`7794154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76EDEA, 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 #76EDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76EDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #76EDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76edea; }
.text { color: #76edea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76edea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 237 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76edea, #76b4ed); }

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Questions

What color is #76EDEA?: #76EDEA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76EDEA?: The RGB value is 118, 237, 234: 118 red, 237 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76EDEA?: The complementary color is #ED7679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76EDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.