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#76DBCC Color

#76DBCC is rgb(118, 219, 204) in RGB, hsl(171, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76DBCC
HEX#76DBCC
RGBrgb(118, 219, 204)
HSLhsl(171, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(171, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.098 183.1)
LABlab(81.00% -33.70 -2.28)
LCHlch(81.00% 33.77 183.87)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.05Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.21Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.63Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.56Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.69Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.19

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

#76DBCC Channel Values

How #76DBCC 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 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76DBCC 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #76DBCC

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

Base
#76DBCC
Complementary
#DB7685
Analogous
#76DB99
Analogous
#76B7DB
Triadic
#CC76DB
Triadic
#DBCC76
Split comp.
#DB76B7
Split comp.
#DB9976

Tints & Shades of #76DBCC

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

#8AE0D3
#9AE4D9
#AEEAE1
#BFEEE7
#D3F3EE
#E3F8F4

Shades

#52D1BE
#33C1AC
#2A9D8C
#217D6F
#18594F
#0E342F

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

How #76DBCC 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#76DBCC
Protanopia#CECECC
Protanomaly#B2D3CC
Deuteranopia#C1C1CE
Deuteranomaly#A8CCCD
Tritanopia#7AD9D9
Tritanomaly#78DAD4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76DBCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76dbcc: #76DBCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76DBCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76dbcc': '#76DBCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.859, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_76dbcc">#76DBCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#76DBCC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#76DBCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76DBCC?

#76DBCC is a light teal — rgb(118, 219, 204) in RGB and hsl(171, 58%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #76DBCC?

#76DBCC is rgb(118, 219, 204) — red 118, green 219, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76DBCC?

#76DBCC converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76DBCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76DBCC scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #76DBCC 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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