Palettes / Colors / #76DBAE

#76DBAE — Light Green

#76DBAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #76DBAE 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.

#76DBAE 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 #DB76A3; it also sits naturally between #76DB7B and #76D6DB. 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 86% · Blue 68%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #76DBAE

.text { color: #76DBAE; }
.background { background-color: #76DBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #76DBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 219, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 58%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #76DBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 219, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #76DBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 219, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB76A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #76DBAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #76DBAE

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 #76DBAE 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 #76DBAE 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

← #76DBAD  ·  #76DBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #76DBAE?

#76DBAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 118, 219, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #76DBAE?

#76DBAE is RGB 118, 219, 174 — HSL 153°, 58%, 66% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #76DBAE?

Its complement is #DB76A3; analogous partners are #76DB7B and #76D6DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #76DBAE for text?

Black text on #76DBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.