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#76C1AC Color

#76C1AC is rgb(118, 193, 172) in RGB, hsl(163, 38%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76C1AC
HEX#76C1AC
RGBrgb(118, 193, 172)
HSLhsl(163, 38%, 61%)
HSVhsv(163, 39%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.081 174.2)
LABlab(72.73% -28.07 2.88)
LCHlch(72.73% 28.21 174.15)

What #76C1AC 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 #76C1AC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.16Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.18Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.84Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.58Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.24Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.73

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

#76C1AC Channel Values

How #76C1AC 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 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 38% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 39% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76C1AC 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76C1AC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76C1AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76C1AC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76C1AC
Complementary
#C1768B
Analogous
#76C186
Analogous
#76B1C1
Triadic
#AC76C1
Triadic
#C1AC76
Split comp.
#C176B1
Split comp.
#C18676

Tints & Shades of #76C1AC

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

#87C9B7
#9CD3C3
#AEDBCE
#C0E3D9
#D1EAE3
#E6F4F0

Shades

#5AB59B
#479E86
#3A826E
#2C6353
#20463B
#132A24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76C1AC.

How #76C1AC 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#76C1AC
Protanopia#B7B7AC
Protanomaly#A1BBAC
Deuteranopia#ADADAE
Deuteranomaly#9AB5AD
Tritanopia#7BBFBF
Tritanomaly#79C0B7
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76C1AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76c1ac: #76C1AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76C1AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76c1ac': '#76C1AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.757, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_76c1ac">#76C1AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#76C1AC"

More Green Colors

#76C1AC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76C1AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76C1AC?

#76C1AC is a light green — rgb(118, 193, 172) in RGB and hsl(163, 38%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #76C1AC?

#76C1AC is rgb(118, 193, 172) — red 118, green 193, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76C1AC?

#76C1AC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76C1AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76C1AC scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76C1AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76C1AC 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 11.24, which is visibly different.

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