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#76E079 Color

#76E079 is rgb(118, 224, 121) in RGB, hsl(122, 63%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76E079
HEX#76E079
RGBrgb(118, 224, 121)
HSLhsl(122, 63%, 67%)
HSVhsv(122, 47%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.172 144.4)
LABlab(81.09% -47.63 40.36)
LCHlch(81.09% 62.43 139.72)

What #76E079 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 #76E079, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 1.49Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.66Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.21Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.39Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.97Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.5

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

#76E079 Channel Values

How #76E079 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 224 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 63% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 47% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76E079 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76E079 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76E079

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76E079; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76E079
Complementary
#E076DC
Analogous
#A7E076
Analogous
#76E0AE
Triadic
#7976E0
Triadic
#E07976
Split comp.
#AE76E0
Split comp.
#E076A7

Tints & Shades of #76E079

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

#86E48A
#9BE89E
#ACECAE
#C1F1C2
#D1F5D2
#E6F9E7

Shades

#50D755
#2ECC33
#26A62A
#1D8121
#155B17
#0C360E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76E079.

How #76E079 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#76E079
Protanopia#D3D37A
Protanomaly#B5D879
Deuteranopia#C5C57E
Deuteranomaly#ABD07C
Tritanopia#89D6D6
Tritanomaly#82DAB8
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76E079 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76e079: #76E079;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76E079;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76e079': '#76E079' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.878, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_76e079">#76E079</color>
SVG fillfill="#76E079"

More Green Colors

#76E079 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76E079 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76E079?

#76E079 is a light green — rgb(118, 224, 121) in RGB and hsl(122, 63%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.49.

What is the RGB value of #76E079?

#76E079 is rgb(118, 224, 121) — red 118, green 224, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76E079?

#76E079 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76E079 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76E079 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76E079 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76E079 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 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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