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#76EFC9 Color

#76EFC9 is rgb(118, 239, 201) in RGB, hsl(161, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 16%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76EFC9
HEX#76EFC9
RGBrgb(118, 239, 201)
HSLhsl(161, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(161, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 16%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.123 170.4)
LABlab(86.73% -42.44 7.49)
LCHlch(86.73% 43.09 170.00)

What #76EFC9 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 #76EFC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 5.92Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.66Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.88Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.99Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.12Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.15

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

#76EFC9 Channel Values

How #76EFC9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76EFC9 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76EFC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76EFC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76EFC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76EFC9
Complementary
#EF769C
Analogous
#76EF8C
Analogous
#76D9EF
Triadic
#C976EF
Triadic
#EFC976
Split comp.
#EF76D9
Split comp.
#EF8C76

Tints & Shades of #76EFC9

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

#88F1D0
#9BF3D7
#ADF5DE
#BFF8E6
#D1FAED
#E4FCF4

Shades

#4DEAB8
#1FE5A6
#16C08A
#119269
#0C694C
#073B2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76EFC9.

How #76EFC9 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#76EFC9
Protanopia#E0E0C9
Protanomaly#BFE6C9
Deuteranopia#D1D1CC
Deuteranomaly#B4DECB
Tritanopia#80EBEB
Tritanomaly#7CECDE
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76EFC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76efc9: #76EFC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76EFC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76efc9': '#76EFC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.937, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_76efc9">#76EFC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#76EFC9"

More Green Colors

#76EFC9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76EFC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76EFC9?

#76EFC9 is a light green — rgb(118, 239, 201) in RGB and hsl(161, 79%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #76EFC9?

#76EFC9 is rgb(118, 239, 201) — red 118, green 239, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76EFC9?

#76EFC9 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 16%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76EFC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76EFC9 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76EFC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76EFC9 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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