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#76C6AE Color

#76C6AE is rgb(118, 198, 174) in RGB, hsl(162, 41%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 22%) 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 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76C6AE
HEX#76C6AE
RGBrgb(118, 198, 174)
HSLhsl(162, 41%, 62%)
HSVhsv(162, 40%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.087 172.7)
LABlab(74.24% -29.93 3.95)
LCHlch(74.24% 30.19 172.48)

What #76C6AE 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 #76C6AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.45Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.83Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.58Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.74Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.42Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.89

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

#76C6AE Channel Values

How #76C6AE 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 198 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 41% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 40% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76C6AE 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76C6AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76C6AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76C6AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76C6AE
Complementary
#C6768E
Analogous
#76C686
Analogous
#76B6C6
Triadic
#AE76C6
Triadic
#C6AE76
Split comp.
#C676B6
Split comp.
#C68676

Tints & Shades of #76C6AE

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

#88CDB9
#9AD5C3
#ACDCCE
#C2E5DB
#D4EDE5
#E6F4F0

Shades

#5ABA9D
#44A286
#38856E
#2C6856
#204C3E
#122B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76C6AE.

How #76C6AE 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#76C6AE
Protanopia#BBBBAE
Protanomaly#A4C0AE
Deuteranopia#B1B1B0
Deuteranomaly#9DBAAF
Tritanopia#7BC3C3
Tritanomaly#79C4BB
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76C6AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76c6ae: #76C6AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76C6AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76c6ae': '#76C6AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.776, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_76c6ae">#76C6AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#76C6AE"

More Green Colors

#76C6AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76C6AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76C6AE?

#76C6AE is a light green — rgb(118, 198, 174) in RGB and hsl(162, 41%, 62%) 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 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #76C6AE?

#76C6AE is rgb(118, 198, 174) — red 118, green 198, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76C6AE?

#76C6AE converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76C6AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76C6AE scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76C6AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76C6AE 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 8.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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