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#76AD82 Color

#76AD82 is rgb(118, 173, 130) in RGB, hsl(133, 25%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76AD82
HEX#76AD82
RGBrgb(118, 173, 130)
HSLhsl(133, 25%, 57%)
HSVhsv(133, 32%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.085 150.5)
LABlab(66.01% -25.64 16.18)
LCHlch(66.01% 30.32 147.74)

What #76AD82 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 #76AD82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.9Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.12Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.19Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.68Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.29Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.01

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

#76AD82 Channel Values

How #76AD82 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 173 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 25% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 32% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76AD82 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76AD82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76AD82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76AD82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76AD82
Complementary
#AD76A1
Analogous
#85AD76
Analogous
#76AD9D
Triadic
#8276AD
Triadic
#AD8276
Split comp.
#9D76AD
Split comp.
#AD7685

Tints & Shades of #76AD82

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

#89B893
#9CC4A5
#AFCFB6
#BFD9C5
#D2E4D6
#E6F0E8

Shades

#5E9C6B
#50865C
#416C4A
#34563B
#243D2A
#17261A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76AD82.

How #76AD82 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#76AD82
Protanopia#A5A582
Protanomaly#95A882
Deuteranopia#9E9E84
Deuteranomaly#8FA483
Tritanopia#7DA8A8
Tritanomaly#7AAA9A
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76AD82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76ad82: #76AD82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76AD82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76ad82': '#76AD82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.678, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_76ad82">#76AD82</color>
SVG fillfill="#76AD82"

More Green Colors

#76AD82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76AD82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76AD82?

#76AD82 is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 173, 130) in RGB and hsl(133, 25%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #76AD82?

#76AD82 is rgb(118, 173, 130) — red 118, green 173, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76AD82?

#76AD82 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76AD82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76AD82 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76AD82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76AD82 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 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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