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#76E0C9 Color

#76E0C9 is rgb(118, 224, 201) in RGB, hsl(167, 63%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 10%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76E0C9
HEX#76E0C9
RGBrgb(118, 224, 201)
HSLhsl(167, 63%, 67%)
HSVhsv(167, 47%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.105 177.7)
LABlab(82.38% -36.34 1.29)
LCHlch(82.38% 36.36 177.97)

What #76E0C9 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 #76E0C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.26Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.57Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.05Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.73Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.16Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.71

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

#76E0C9 Channel Values

How #76E0C9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 63% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 47% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76E0C9 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76E0C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76E0C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76E0C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76E0C9
Complementary
#E0768D
Analogous
#76E094
Analogous
#76C2E0
Triadic
#C976E0
Triadic
#E0C976
Split comp.
#E076C2
Split comp.
#E09476

Tints & Shades of #76E0C9

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

#86E4CF
#9BE8D8
#ACECDE
#C1F1E6
#D1F5ED
#E6F9F5

Shades

#50D7BA
#2ECCAA
#26A68A
#1D816B
#155B4C
#0C362D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76E0C9.

How #76E0C9 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#76E0C9
Protanopia#D3D3C9
Protanomaly#B5D8C9
Deuteranopia#C5C5CB
Deuteranomaly#ABD0CA
Tritanopia#7CDDDD
Tritanomaly#7ADED5
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #76E0C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76e0c9: #76E0C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76E0C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76e0c9': '#76E0C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.878, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_76e0c9">#76E0C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#76E0C9"

More Green Colors

#76E0C9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#76E0C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76E0C9?

#76E0C9 is a light green — rgb(118, 224, 201) in RGB and hsl(167, 63%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #76E0C9?

#76E0C9 is rgb(118, 224, 201) — red 118, green 224, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76E0C9?

#76E0C9 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76E0C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76E0C9 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76E0C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76E0C9 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 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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