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#76B285 Color

#76B285 is rgb(118, 178, 133) in RGB, hsl(135, 28%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 30%) 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 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76B285
HEX#76B285
RGBrgb(118, 178, 133)
HSLhsl(135, 28%, 58%)
HSVhsv(135, 34%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.091 151.4)
LABlab(67.55% -27.47 16.66)
LCHlch(67.55% 32.12 148.76)

What #76B285 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 #76B285, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.35Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.52Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.06Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.41Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.99Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.34

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

#76B285 Channel Values

How #76B285 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 28% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 34% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76B285 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76B285 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76B285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76B285; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76B285
Complementary
#B276A3
Analogous
#85B276
Analogous
#76B2A3
Triadic
#8576B2
Triadic
#B28576
Split comp.
#A376B2
Split comp.
#B27685

Tints & Shades of #76B285

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

#89BD96
#9AC6A5
#ADD1B6
#C1DCC8
#D5E7D9
#E5F0E8

Shades

#5CA36E
#4F8C5E
#40724D
#32583B
#233E2A
#16271A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76B285.

How #76B285 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#76B285
Protanopia#AAAA85
Protanomaly#98AD85
Deuteranopia#A1A187
Deuteranomaly#92A886
Tritanopia#7EADAD
Tritanomaly#7BAF9F
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76B285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76b285: #76B285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76B285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76b285': '#76B285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.698, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_76b285">#76B285</color>
SVG fillfill="#76B285"

More Green Colors

#76B285 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76B285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76B285?

#76B285 is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 178, 133) in RGB and hsl(135, 28%, 58%) 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 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #76B285?

#76B285 is rgb(118, 178, 133) — red 118, green 178, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76B285?

#76B285 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76B285 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76B285 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76B285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76B285 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 7.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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