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#76C91D Color

#76C91D is rgb(118, 201, 29) in RGB, hsl(89, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 86%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76C91D
HEX#76C91D
RGBrgb(118, 201, 29)
HSLhsl(89, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(89, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 86%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.206 133.5)
LABlab(73.53% -44.97 67.33)
LCHlch(73.53% 80.97 123.74)

What #76C91D 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 #76C91D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.95Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 10.4Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 10.68Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.43SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 16.04Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 16.41

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

#76C91D Channel Values

How #76C91D 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 201 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76C91D 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76C91D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76C91D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76C91D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76C91D
Complementary
#701DC9
Analogous
#C9C61D
Analogous
#20C91D
Triadic
#1D76C9
Triadic
#C91D76
Split comp.
#1D20C9
Split comp.
#C61DC9

Tints & Shades of #76C91D

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

#8AE12D
#9CE64C
#AFEB70
#C1EF8F
#D5F4B3
#E6F9D2

Shades

#66AE19
#569315
#477811
#3A620E
#2A470A
#1A2D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76C91D.

How #76C91D 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#76C91D
Protanopia#BEBE20
Protanomaly#A6C31F
Deuteranopia#B3B32A
Deuteranomaly#9EBC26
Tritanopia#8ABEBE
Tritanomaly#82C298
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76C91D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76c91d: #76C91D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76C91D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76c91d': '#76C91D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.788, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_76c91d">#76C91D</color>
SVG fillfill="#76C91D"

More Green Colors

#76C91D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#76C91D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76C91D?

#76C91D is a mid-tone green — rgb(118, 201, 29) in RGB and hsl(89, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.95.

What is the RGB value of #76C91D?

#76C91D is rgb(118, 201, 29) — red 118, green 201, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76C91D?

#76C91D converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 86%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76C91D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76C91D scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76C91D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76C91D 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.43, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.