#76B4AD#76B4AD
#76B4AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.065 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #76B4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(118, 180, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 29%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 34%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.4%, 0%, 3.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.12, -21.49, -2.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.12, 21.67, 187.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0643 -0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.065 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3326, 39.5093, 45.5021) |
| Luminance | 0.3951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.13
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.26
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#76B4AD #B4767D
analogous
#76B48E #76B4AD #769CB4
triadic
#76B4AD #AD76B4 #B4AD76
tetradic
#76B4AD #8E76B4 #B4767D #9CB476
square
#76B4AD #8E76B4 #B4767D #9CB476
split-complementary
#76B4AD #B4769C #B48E76
monochromatic
#3E716C #549991 #76B4AD #9ECAC5 #C5DFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#76B4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#76B4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #76B4AD
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##76B4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##76B4AD | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAEAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A5AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#60B7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #76b4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(118, 180, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.065 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0cac5',
500: '#76b4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #76b4ad; $custom-light: #a0cac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#76b4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 118,
"g": 180,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.226,
"s": 29.245,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72578,
"c": 0.06479,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.39511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#76B4AD
secondary
#CFB7B9
accent
#626DC6
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F8
border
#CDD1D1
text
#0F1312
muted
#7F8281