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#76A77D Color

#76A77D is rgb(118, 167, 125) in RGB, hsl(129, 22%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76A77D
HEX#76A77D
RGBrgb(118, 167, 125)
HSLhsl(129, 22%, 56%)
HSVhsv(129, 29%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.081 148.4)
LABlab(64.14% -23.60 16.35)
LCHlch(64.14% 28.71 145.28)

What #76A77D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #76A77D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 6.52Russian Green#679267ΔE 7.93Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.22Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.24Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.45Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#76A77D Channel Values

How #76A77D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 167 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 22% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 29% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76A77D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76A77D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76A77D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76A77D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76A77D
Complementary
#A776A0
Analogous
#87A776
Analogous
#76A796
Triadic
#7E76A7
Triadic
#A77E76
Split comp.
#9676A7
Split comp.
#A77687

Tints & Shades of #76A77D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#89B38F
#9BBFA1
#AECBB2
#C1D7C4
#D3E3D6
#E6EFE7

Shades

#61986A
#528058
#446A49
#345138
#263B29
#162218

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76A77D.

How #76A77D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#76A77D
Protanopia#A0A07D
Protanomaly#91A37D
Deuteranopia#99997F
Deuteranomaly#8C9F7E
Tritanopia#7DA2A2
Tritanomaly#7AA495
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76A77D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-76a77d: #76A77D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76A77D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76a77d': '#76A77D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.655, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_76a77d">#76A77D</color>
SVG fillfill="#76A77D"

More Green Colors

#76A77D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76A77D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76A77D?

#76A77D is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 167, 125) in RGB and hsl(129, 22%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #76A77D?

#76A77D is rgb(118, 167, 125) — red 118, green 167, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76A77D?

#76A77D converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76A77D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76A77D scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76A77D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76A77D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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