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#76cf01

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
118, 207, 1
HSL
86°, 99%, 41%
CMYK
43, 0, 100, 19
Luminance
0.4848

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #76cf01 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#76cf01
Hue
86°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
41%
dark
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
67%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4848
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
47/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.70:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue86° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness41%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool47% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#76cf01
RGBrgb(118, 207, 1)
HSLhsl(86, 99%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 100%, 19%)
LABlab(75.1 -53.1 74.0)
LCHlch(75.1 91.1 125.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.218 133.5)
Decimal7786241
Display P3color(display-p3 0.463 0.812 0.004)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #76cf01;
background-color: #76cf01;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#76cf01] bg-[#76cf01]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #76cf01;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.463, green: 0.812, blue: 0.004)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#76cf01")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF76CF01)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(1, 207, 118)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #76cf01 · 10.70:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.96:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.70:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #76cf01 as text scores 1.96:1 on white and 10.70:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#76cf01 on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#76cf01 on black: 10.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D8BD00
deuteranopia · #CCB62C
tritanopia · #75C6B0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #76cf01 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FEF1
#F1FCE3
#E2FBC0
#CEFE8F
#B6FE58
#9EFE20
#8BF401
#76cf01
#5DA201
#457505
#2B4903
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F8FEF1Darkest = 950 · #2B4903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FEF1;
  --brand-100: #F1FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E2FBC0;
  --brand-300: #CEFE8F;
  --brand-400: #B6FE58;
  --brand-500: #9EFE20;
  --brand-600: #8BF401;
  --brand-700: #76cf01;
  --brand-800: #5DA201;
  --brand-900: #457505;
  --brand-950: #2B4903;
  --brand: #76cf01;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #76cf01

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#789B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2600D0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#487F01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #76cf01

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#5A01CF
Analogous left#CFC101
Analogous right#0FCF01
Split-complement 1#010FCF
Split-complement 2#C101CF
Triadic 1#0176CF
Triadic 2#CF0176
Tetradic#01CFC1

RGB percentages

Red46.3%
Green81.2%
Blue0.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow99.5%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#76cf01 text on a black background

contrast 10.70:1

Card sample

#76cf01 text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #76cf01;
Background color
Panel with #76cf01 background
background-color: #76cf01;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #76cf01;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(118, 207, 1, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(118, 207, 1, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #76cf01;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #76cf01, #01CF15);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #76cf01

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#76cf01 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#76cf01, answered

What color is #76cf01?

#76cf01 is a dark electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 86° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 41% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #76cf01?

rgb(118, 207, 1) — 118 red, 207 green and 1 blue out of 255, or 46.3% / 81.2% / 0.4% by channel.

Is #76cf01 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4848 and perceived brightness is 67%, so black text on it reaches 10.70:1.

Should I use black or white text on #76cf01?

Black. It scores 10.70:1 against #76cf01, versus 1.96:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #76cf01?

#5A01CF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #010FCF and #C101CF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #76cf01?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D9EDC0 for borders, #789B4B for secondary text, #2600D0 as an accent and #487F01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CFC101 and #0FCF01 stays calm, while #5A01CF is the loudest partner.

What is #76cf01 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(43%, 0%, 100%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #76cf01 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 47 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C2CF01; nudged cooler, #2AD000.

Work with #76cf01 in the Color Lab