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#76EF9A Color

#76EF9A is rgb(118, 239, 154) in RGB, hsl(138, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 36%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76EF9A
HEX#76EF9A
RGBrgb(118, 239, 154)
HSLhsl(138, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(138, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 36%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.162 151.3)
LABlab(85.94% -49.38 30.35)
LCHlch(85.94% 57.96 148.42)

What #76EF9A 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 #76EF9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.22Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.8Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.09Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.9Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.26Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.81

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

#76EF9A Channel Values

How #76EF9A 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 239 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76EF9A 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76EF9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76EF9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76EF9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76EF9A
Complementary
#EF76CB
Analogous
#8EEF76
Analogous
#76EFD7
Triadic
#9A76EF
Triadic
#EF9A76
Split comp.
#D776EF
Split comp.
#EF768E

Tints & Shades of #76EF9A

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

#88F1A8
#9BF3B5
#ADF5C3
#BFF8D0
#D1FADD
#E4FCEB

Shades

#4DEA7C
#1FE55B
#16C049
#119238
#0C6928
#073B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76EF9A.

How #76EF9A 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#76EF9A
Protanopia#E0E09B
Protanomaly#BFE69A
Deuteranopia#D1D19E
Deuteranomaly#B4DE9C
Tritanopia#89E6E6
Tritanomaly#82EACC
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76EF9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76ef9a: #76EF9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76EF9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76ef9a': '#76EF9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.937, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_76ef9a">#76EF9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#76EF9A"

More Green Colors

#76EF9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76EF9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76EF9A?

#76EF9A is a light green — rgb(118, 239, 154) in RGB and hsl(138, 79%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #76EF9A?

#76EF9A is rgb(118, 239, 154) — red 118, green 239, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76EF9A?

#76EF9A converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 36%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76EF9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76EF9A scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76EF9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76EF9A 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 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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