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#76C1A3 Color

#76C1A3 is rgb(118, 193, 163) in RGB, hsl(156, 38%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 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 8.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76C1A3
HEX#76C1A3
RGBrgb(118, 193, 163)
HSLhsl(156, 38%, 61%)
HSVhsv(156, 39%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.087 166.7)
LABlab(72.55% -29.56 7.45)
LCHlch(72.55% 30.48 165.84)

What #76C1A3 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 #76C1A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.73Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.95Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.87Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.23Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.34Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.9

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

#76C1A3 Channel Values

How #76C1A3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 38% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 39% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76C1A3 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76C1A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76C1A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76C1A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76C1A3
Complementary
#C17694
Analogous
#76C17D
Analogous
#76BAC1
Triadic
#A376C1
Triadic
#C1A376
Split comp.
#C176BA
Split comp.
#C17D76

Tints & Shades of #76C1A3

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

#87C9AF
#9CD3BD
#AEDBC9
#C0E3D5
#D1EAE0
#E6F4EF

Shades

#5AB590
#479E7B
#3A8266
#2C634D
#204637
#132A21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76C1A3.

How #76C1A3 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#76C1A3
Protanopia#B7B7A3
Protanomaly#A1BBA3
Deuteranopia#ADADA5
Deuteranomaly#9AB5A4
Tritanopia#7CBEBE
Tritanomaly#7ABFB4
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76C1A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76c1a3: #76C1A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76C1A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76c1a3': '#76C1A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.757, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_76c1a3">#76C1A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#76C1A3"

More Green Colors

#76C1A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#76C1A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76C1A3?

#76C1A3 is a light green — rgb(118, 193, 163) in RGB and hsl(156, 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 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #76C1A3?

#76C1A3 is rgb(118, 193, 163) — red 118, green 193, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76C1A3?

#76C1A3 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76C1A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76C1A3 scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76C1A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76C1A3 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 8.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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