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#76E090 Color

#76E090 is rgb(118, 224, 144) in RGB, hsl(135, 63%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 36%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76E090
HEX#76E090
RGBrgb(118, 224, 144)
HSLhsl(135, 63%, 67%)
HSVhsv(135, 47%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 36%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.15 150)
LABlab(81.38% -44.99 29.39)
LCHlch(81.38% 53.73 146.84)

What #76E090 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 #76E090, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.96Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.58Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.02Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.69Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.64Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.73

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

#76E090 Channel Values

How #76E090 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 63% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 47% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76E090 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 text12.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76E090 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76E090

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76E090; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76E090
Complementary
#E076C5
Analogous
#90E076
Analogous
#76E0C5
Triadic
#9076E0
Triadic
#E09076
Split comp.
#C576E0
Split comp.
#E07690

Tints & Shades of #76E090

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

#86E49E
#9BE8AF
#ACECBC
#C1F1CD
#D1F5DA
#E6F9EB

Shades

#50D772
#2ECC56
#26A646
#1D8136
#155B26
#0C3617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76E090.

How #76E090 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#76E090
Protanopia#D3D391
Protanomaly#B5D890
Deuteranopia#C5C594
Deuteranomaly#ABD092
Tritanopia#87D8D8
Tritanomaly#80DBBF
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76E090 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76e090: #76E090;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76E090;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76e090': '#76E090' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.878, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_76e090">#76E090</color>
SVG fillfill="#76E090"

More Green Colors

#76E090 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76E090 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76E090?

#76E090 is a light green — rgb(118, 224, 144) in RGB and hsl(135, 63%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #76E090?

#76E090 is rgb(118, 224, 144) — red 118, green 224, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76E090?

#76E090 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 36%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76E090 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76E090 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76E090 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76E090 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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