Palettes / Colors / #76BCA2

#76BCA2 — Muted Green

#76BCA2 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #76BCA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#76BCA2 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC7690; it also sits naturally between #76BC80 and #76B2BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 46% · Green 74% · Blue 64%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #76BCA2

.text { color: #76BCA2; }
.background { background-color: #76BCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #76BCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 188, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 34%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #76BCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 188, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #76BCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 188, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#76BCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#76BCA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC7690:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #76BCA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #76BCA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #76BCA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #76BCA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #76BCA2?

#76BCA2 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 118, 188, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #76BCA2?

#76BCA2 is RGB 118, 188, 162 — HSL 158°, 34%, 60% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 14%, 26%.

What colors go with #76BCA2?

Its complement is #BC7690; analogous partners are #76BC80 and #76B2BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #76BCA2 for text?

Black text on #76BCA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.