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#76B786 Color

#76B786 is rgb(118, 183, 134) in RGB, hsl(135, 31%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 28%) 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 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76B786
HEX#76B786
RGBrgb(118, 183, 134)
HSLhsl(135, 31%, 59%)
HSVhsv(135, 36%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.098 151.1)
LABlab(69.06% -29.53 18.17)
LCHlch(69.06% 34.67 148.40)

What #76B786 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 #76B786, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.68Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.69Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.95Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.95Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 13.87Russian Green#679267ΔE 14.58

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

#76B786 Channel Values

How #76B786 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 183 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 31% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 36% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76B786 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76B786 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76B786

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76B786; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76B786
Complementary
#B776A7
Analogous
#86B776
Analogous
#76B7A7
Triadic
#8676B7
Triadic
#B78676
Split comp.
#A776B7
Split comp.
#B77686

Tints & Shades of #76B786

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

#8AC198
#9BCAA7
#AFD5B8
#C0DEC7
#D4E8D9
#E4F1E7

Shades

#5BA96F
#4C905D
#3E754B
#315E3C
#23432B
#15281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76B786.

How #76B786 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#76B786
Protanopia#AEAE86
Protanomaly#9BB286
Deuteranopia#A5A588
Deuteranomaly#95AD87
Tritanopia#7FB2B2
Tritanomaly#7BB4A2
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76B786 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76b786: #76B786;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76B786;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76b786': '#76B786' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.718, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_76b786">#76B786</color>
SVG fillfill="#76B786"

More Green Colors

#76B786 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76B786 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76B786?

#76B786 is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 183, 134) in RGB and hsl(135, 31%, 59%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #76B786?

#76B786 is rgb(118, 183, 134) — red 118, green 183, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76B786?

#76B786 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76B786 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76B786 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76B786 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76B786 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 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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