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#76DB8A Color

#76DB8A is rgb(118, 219, 138) in RGB, hsl(132, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 37%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76DB8A
HEX#76DB8A
RGBrgb(118, 219, 138)
HSLhsl(132, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(132, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 37%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.148 148.7)
LABlab(79.81% -43.81 30.37)
LCHlch(79.81% 53.30 145.27)

What #76DB8A 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 #76DB8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.74Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.11Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.23Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.43Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.52Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.39

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

#76DB8A Channel Values

How #76DB8A 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 219 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76DB8A 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76DB8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76DB8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76DB8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76DB8A
Complementary
#DB76C6
Analogous
#94DB76
Analogous
#76DBBC
Triadic
#8A76DB
Triadic
#DB8A76
Split comp.
#BC76DB
Split comp.
#DB7694

Tints & Shades of #76DB8A

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

#8AE09B
#9AE4A9
#AEEABA
#BFEEC8
#D3F3D9
#E3F8E7

Shades

#52D16B
#33C150
#2A9D41
#217D34
#185925
#0E3416

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76DB8A.

How #76DB8A 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#76DB8A
Protanopia#CECE8B
Protanomaly#B2D38A
Deuteranopia#C1C18E
Deuteranomaly#A8CC8C
Tritanopia#86D3D3
Tritanomaly#80D6BA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76DB8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76db8a: #76DB8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76DB8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76db8a': '#76DB8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.859, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_76db8a">#76DB8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#76DB8A"

More Green Colors

#76DB8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76DB8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76DB8A?

#76DB8A is a light green — rgb(118, 219, 138) in RGB and hsl(132, 58%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #76DB8A?

#76DB8A is rgb(118, 219, 138) — red 118, green 219, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76DB8A?

#76DB8A converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 37%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76DB8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76DB8A scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76DB8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76DB8A 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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