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#76EFCD Color

#76EFCD is rgb(118, 239, 205) in RGB, hsl(163, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 14%, 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 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76EFCD
HEX#76EFCD
RGBrgb(118, 239, 205)
HSLhsl(163, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(163, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 14%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.12 172.6)
LABlab(86.81% -41.76 5.53)
LCHlch(86.81% 42.12 172.46)

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

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 6.95Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.28Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.17Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.24Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.35Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.08

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

#76EFCD Channel Values

How #76EFCD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76EFCD 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 text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #76EFCD

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

Base
#76EFCD
Complementary
#EF7698
Analogous
#76EF90
Analogous
#76D5EF
Triadic
#CD76EF
Triadic
#EFCD76
Split comp.
#EF76D5
Split comp.
#EF9076

Tints & Shades of #76EFCD

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

#88F1D3
#9BF3DA
#ADF5E1
#BFF8E8
#D1FAEE
#E4FCF5

Shades

#4DEABE
#1FE5AD
#16C090
#11926E
#0C694F
#073B2C

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

How #76EFCD 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#76EFCD
Protanopia#E0E0CD
Protanomaly#BFE6CD
Deuteranopia#D1D1D0
Deuteranomaly#B4DECF
Tritanopia#7FEBEB
Tritanomaly#7CEDE0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76EFCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76efcd: #76EFCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76EFCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76efcd': '#76EFCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.937, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_76efcd">#76EFCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#76EFCD"

More Green Colors

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

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#76EFCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76EFCD?

#76EFCD is a light green — rgb(118, 239, 205) in RGB and hsl(163, 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 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #76EFCD?

#76EFCD is rgb(118, 239, 205) — red 118, green 239, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76EFCD?

#76EFCD converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 14%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76EFCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76EFCD scores 1.4:1 against white and 15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #76EFCD 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 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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