Information about #76A79D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#76A79D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(118, 167, 157) — 46.3% red, 65.5% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 0 / 4 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #76A79D reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Acapulco (#75AA94). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Green Sheen (#6EAEA1) and Grayish Spring Green (#7DA893).

In RGB terms — rgb(118, 167, 157) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #76A79D: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #76A79D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#76A79D color variations

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

#76A79D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#76A79D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#76A79D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#76A79D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#76A79D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #76A79D

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

Acapulco color link
Acapulco

#75AA94

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Grayish Spring Green color link
Grayish Spring Green

#7DA893

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#76A79D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76A79D
  • RGB118, 167, 157
  • CMYK19, 0, 4, 35
  • CSSrgb(118, 167, 157)
  • HSL168°, 22%, 56%
  • HSL Precise167.755°, 21.778%, 55.882%
  • HSV168°, 29%, 65%
  • HSB168°, 29%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.655, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.655, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.655, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID76A79D
  • DECIMAL ID7776157
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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