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#76BC81 Color

#76BC81 is rgb(118, 188, 129) in RGB, hsl(129, 34%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 31%, 26%) 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 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76BC81
HEX#76BC81
RGBrgb(118, 188, 129)
HSLhsl(129, 34%, 60%)
HSVhsv(129, 37%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 31%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.111 148.2)
LABlab(70.46% -32.36 22.71)
LCHlch(70.46% 39.53 144.93)

What #76BC81 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 #76BC81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.23Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.52Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.4Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.15Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 14.5Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.58

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

#76BC81 Channel Values

How #76BC81 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 188 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 34% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 37% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76BC81 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76BC81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76BC81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76BC81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76BC81
Complementary
#BC76B1
Analogous
#8FBC76
Analogous
#76BCA3
Triadic
#8176BC
Triadic
#BC8176
Split comp.
#A376BC
Split comp.
#BC768F

Tints & Shades of #76BC81

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

#87C491
#9CCEA3
#ADD7B3
#C1E1C6
#D3E9D6
#E7F3E9

Shades

#5BAE67
#4A9655
#3D7B46
#2F6036
#224427
#142917

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76BC81.

How #76BC81 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#76BC81
Protanopia#B3B381
Protanomaly#9EB681
Deuteranopia#A9A983
Deuteranomaly#97B182
Tritanopia#80B6B6
Tritanomaly#7CB8A3
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76BC81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76bc81: #76BC81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76BC81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76bc81': '#76BC81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.737, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_76bc81">#76BC81</color>
SVG fillfill="#76BC81"

More Green Colors

#76BC81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76BC81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76BC81?

#76BC81 is a light green — rgb(118, 188, 129) in RGB and hsl(129, 34%, 60%) 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 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #76BC81?

#76BC81 is rgb(118, 188, 129) — red 118, green 188, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76BC81?

#76BC81 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 31%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76BC81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76BC81 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76BC81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76BC81 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 11.4, which is visibly different.

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