Information about #76B0AB color

#76B0AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#76B0AB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(118, 176, 171) — 46.3% red, 69% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 0 / 2 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #76B0AB feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gulf Stream (#74B2A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Tradewind (#6DAFA7).

In RGB terms — rgb(118, 176, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #76B0AB: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #76B0AB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#76B0AB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#76B0AB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #76B0AB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76B0AB
  • RGB118, 176, 171
  • CMYK23, 0, 2, 31
  • CSSrgb(118, 176, 171)
  • HSL175°, 27%, 58%
  • HSL Precise174.828°, 26.852%, 57.647%
  • HSV175°, 33%, 69%
  • HSB175°, 33%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.690, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.690, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.690, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID76B0AB
  • DECIMAL ID7778475
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01