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#76B27A Color

#76B27A is rgb(118, 178, 122) in RGB, hsl(124, 28%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76B27A
HEX#76B27A
RGBrgb(118, 178, 122)
HSLhsl(124, 28%, 58%)
HSVhsv(124, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.102 146)
LABlab(67.37% -28.93 22.30)
LCHlch(67.37% 36.53 142.37)

What #76B27A 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 #76B27A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.19Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.48Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.38Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.55Russian Green#679267ΔE 13.54Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.79

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

#76B27A Channel Values

How #76B27A 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 178 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 28% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 34% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76B27A 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76B27A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76B27A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76B27A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76B27A
Complementary
#B276AE
Analogous
#90B276
Analogous
#76B298
Triadic
#7A76B2
Triadic
#B27A76
Split comp.
#9876B2
Split comp.
#B27690

Tints & Shades of #76B27A

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

#89BD8D
#9AC69D
#ADD1B0
#C1DCC3
#D5E7D6
#E5F0E6

Shades

#5CA361
#4F8C53
#407244
#325834
#233E25
#162717

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76B27A.

How #76B27A 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#76B27A
Protanopia#AAAA7A
Protanomaly#98AD7A
Deuteranopia#A1A17C
Deuteranomaly#92A87B
Tritanopia#7FACAC
Tritanomaly#7CAF9B
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76B27A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76b27a: #76B27A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76B27A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76b27a': '#76B27A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.698, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_76b27a">#76B27A</color>
SVG fillfill="#76B27A"

More Green Colors

#76B27A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76B27A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76B27A?

#76B27A is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 178, 122) in RGB and hsl(124, 28%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #76B27A?

#76B27A is rgb(118, 178, 122) — red 118, green 178, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76B27A?

#76B27A converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76B27A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76B27A scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76B27A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76B27A 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 9.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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