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#76C199 Color

#76C199 is rgb(118, 193, 153) in RGB, hsl(148, 38%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76C199
HEX#76C199
RGBrgb(118, 193, 153)
HSLhsl(148, 38%, 61%)
HSVhsv(148, 39%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.095 159.6)
LABlab(72.36% -31.12 12.54)
LCHlch(72.36% 33.56 158.05)

What #76C199 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 #76C199, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.74Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.31Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.36Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.55Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.81Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.92

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

#76C199 Channel Values

How #76C199 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 193 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 38% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 39% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76C199 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76C199 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76C199

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76C199; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76C199
Complementary
#C1769E
Analogous
#78C176
Analogous
#76C1BF
Triadic
#9976C1
Triadic
#C19976
Split comp.
#BF76C1
Split comp.
#C17678

Tints & Shades of #76C199

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

#87C9A6
#9CD3B6
#AEDBC3
#C0E3D0
#D1EADD
#E6F4ED

Shades

#5AB584
#479E70
#3A825C
#2C6346
#204632
#132A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76C199.

How #76C199 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#76C199
Protanopia#B7B799
Protanomaly#A1BB99
Deuteranopia#ADAD9B
Deuteranomaly#9AB59A
Tritanopia#7EBDBD
Tritanomaly#7BBEAF
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76C199 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76c199: #76C199;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76C199;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76c199': '#76C199' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.757, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_76c199">#76C199</color>
SVG fillfill="#76C199"

More Green Colors

#76C199 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76C199 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76C199?

#76C199 is a light green — rgb(118, 193, 153) in RGB and hsl(148, 38%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #76C199?

#76C199 is rgb(118, 193, 153) — red 118, green 193, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76C199?

#76C199 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76C199 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76C199 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76C199 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76C199 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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