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#76DBAD Color

#76DBAD is rgb(118, 219, 173) in RGB, hsl(153, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 14%) 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 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76DBAD
HEX#76DBAD
RGBrgb(118, 219, 173)
HSLhsl(153, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(153, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.117 162.6)
LABlab(80.37% -38.93 13.12)
LCHlch(80.37% 41.08 161.38)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.25Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.44Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.62Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.89Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.39Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.81

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

#76DBAD Channel Values

How #76DBAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76DBAD 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #76DBAD

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

Base
#76DBAD
Complementary
#DB76A3
Analogous
#76DB7B
Analogous
#76D6DB
Triadic
#AD76DB
Triadic
#DBAD76
Split comp.
#DB76D6
Split comp.
#DB7B76

Tints & Shades of #76DBAD

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

#8AE0B9
#9AE4C3
#AEEACF
#BFEED9
#D3F3E5
#E3F8EE

Shades

#52D198
#33C181
#2A9D69
#217D54
#18593B
#0E3423

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

How #76DBAD 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#76DBAD
Protanopia#CECEAD
Protanomaly#B2D3AD
Deuteranopia#C1C1B0
Deuteranomaly#A8CCAF
Tritanopia#81D6D6
Tritanomaly#7DD8C7
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76DBAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76dbad: #76DBAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76DBAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76dbad': '#76DBAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.859, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_76dbad">#76DBAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#76DBAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#76DBAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76DBAD?

#76DBAD is a light green — rgb(118, 219, 173) in RGB and hsl(153, 58%, 66%) 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 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #76DBAD?

#76DBAD is rgb(118, 219, 173) — red 118, green 219, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76DBAD?

#76DBAD converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76DBAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76DBAD scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #76DBAD 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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