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#76ebaa

a light, vivid green · cool · closest name: Medium Spring Green

RGB
118, 235, 170
HSL
147°, 75%, 69%
CMYK
50, 0, 28, 8
Luminance
0.6617

At a glance

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

Hex
#76ebaa
Hue
147°
green
Saturation
75%
vivid
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6617
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
74/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
14.23:1
Closest name
Medium Spring Green
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue147° of 360°
Saturation75%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool74% cool

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

Every format

HEX#76ebaa
RGBrgb(118, 235, 170)
HSLhsl(147, 75%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 8%)
LABlab(85.1 -47.6 21.6)
LCHlch(85.1 52.3 155.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.855 0.142 157.2)
Decimal7793578
Display P3color(display-p3 0.463 0.922 0.667)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #76ebaa;
background-color: #76ebaa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#76ebaa] bg-[#76ebaa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #76ebaa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.463, green: 0.922, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#76ebaa")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF76EBAA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(170, 235, 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 #76ebaa · 14.23:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.48:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.23:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #76ebaa as text scores 1.48:1 on white and 14.23:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#76ebaa on white: 1.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#76ebaa on black: 14.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EADCA6
deuteranopia · #D8D0AE
tritanopia · #55E9D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #76ebaa is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF7
#E7F9EF
#C8F4DB
#9DF1C2
#76ebaa
#3BE286
#1FD670
#1AB25E
#158E4B
#136739
#0C4023
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF7Darkest = 950 · #0C4023
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF7;
  --brand-100: #E7F9EF;
  --brand-200: #C8F4DB;
  --brand-300: #9DF1C2;
  --brand-400: #76ebaa;
  --brand-500: #3BE286;
  --brand-600: #1FD670;
  --brand-700: #1AB25E;
  --brand-800: #158E4B;
  --brand-900: #136739;
  --brand-950: #0C4023;
  --brand: #76ebaa;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #76ebaa

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#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6E
Captions on the surface
Accent#B61697
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#106F3B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FCF1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241B
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 #76ebaa

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White 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#EB76B7
Analogous left#7CEB76
Analogous right#76EBE5
Split-complement 1#E576EB
Split-complement 2#EB767C
Triadic 1#AA76EB
Triadic 2#EBAA76
Tetradic#767CEB

RGB percentages

Red46.3%
Green92.2%
Blue66.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan49.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow27.7%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#76ebaa text on a black background

contrast 14.23:1

Card sample

#76ebaa text on a white background

contrast 1.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(118, 235, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(118, 235, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #76ebaa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #76ebaa, #76DEEB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #76ebaa

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.

#76ebaa 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#76ebaa, answered

What color is #76ebaa?

#76ebaa is a light vivid green, closest to Medium Spring Green (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 147° on the hue wheel with 75% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #76ebaa?

rgb(118, 235, 170) — 118 red, 235 green and 170 blue out of 255, or 46.3% / 92.2% / 66.7% by channel.

Is #76ebaa a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6617 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 14.23:1.

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

Black. It scores 14.23:1 against #76ebaa, versus 1.48:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #76ebaa?

#EB76B7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E576EB and #EB767C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #76ebaa?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD4 for borders, #4B9B6E for secondary text, #B61697 as an accent and #106F3B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7CEB76 and #76EBE5 stays calm, while #EB76B7 is the loudest partner.

What is #76ebaa in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(50%, 0%, 28%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #76ebaa warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 74 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #76EB7F; nudged cooler, #74EDD6.

Work with #76ebaa in the Color Lab