#76a09e Color Information

#76a09e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #76a09e, and its official name is Delaware Blue Hen. In RGB, it consists of 46.3% Red, 62.7% Green, and 62.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.3% Yellow, and 37.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 177.1°, with saturation of 18.1% and lightness of 54.5%. The decimal value for #76a09e is 7774366, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #76a09e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#76a09e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorDelaware Blue Hen Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color118, 160, 158 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color46.3%, 62.7%, 62.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.537, 0.373, 0.380 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.263, 0, 0.013, 0.373 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color177.1°, 18.1%, 54.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color177.1°, 26.2%, 62.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.214, 31.462, 37.039 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color118, 140, 160 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7774366 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.896, -14.606, -3.587 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.896, 15.040, 193.799 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.896, -21.044, -2.927 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.091, -14.738, 0.112 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.277, 0.332, 31.462 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285964446 / 0xff76a09e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669999 Copy
Last Updated: October 5, 2024

Shades of #76a09e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #76a09e, its pure hue is 177.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 18.1%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #76a09e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f1414 to #678c8a.

Tints of #76a09e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #76a09e, its pure hue is 177.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 18.1%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #76a09e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #87acaa to #eef3f3.

Tones of #76a09e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #76a09e, its pure hue is 177.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 18.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #76a09e, which range from #8b8b8b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #17fff4 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #76a09e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #76a09e! For #76a09e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #76a09e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #76a09e

This color, #76a09e, consists of 46.3% Red, 62.7% Green, and 62.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 118, Green = 160, Blue = 158. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #76a09e is 26.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.3% Yellow, and 37.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R46.3%
C26.2%
G62.7%
M0.0%
B62.0%
Y1.2%
K37.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 118 160 158
Octal 166 240 236
Hexa #76 #a0 #9e
Binary 01110110 10100000 10011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 0 1 37
Octal 32 0 1 45
Hexa #1a #00 #01 #25
Binary 00011010 00000000 00000001 00100101

Analogous Colors of #76a09e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #76a09e — which has hue 177.1° — its analogous colors are located at 147.1° and 207.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #76a09e.

Triadic Colors of #76a09e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #76a09e — which has hue 177.1° — its triadic colors are located at 57.1° and 297.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #76a09e.

Complementary Color of #76a09e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #76a09e — which has hue 177.1° — its complementary color is located at 357.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #76a09e.

Split Complementary Colors of #76a09e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #76a09e — which has hue 177.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 27.1° and 327.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #76a09e.

Tetradic Colors of #76a09e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #76a09e — which has hue 177.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 87.1°, 177.1°, 267.1°, and 357.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #76a09e.

Monochromatic Colors of #76a09e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #76a09e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4a5858 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b5d5d3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #76a09e

We want to make getting started with #76a09e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #76a09e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #76a09e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #76a09e with other HTML elements.

#76a09e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #76a09e.
<span style="color: #76a09e;">The color of this text is #76a09e.</span>

#76a09e Background Color

The background color for this text is #76a09e.
<div style="background-color: #76a09e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #76a09e.</div>

#76a09e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #76a09e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #76a09e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #76a09e.</span>

#76a09e Border Color

This is a div with border color #76a09e.
<div style="border: #76a09e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #76a09e.</div>

#76a09e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #76a09e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #76a09e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #76a09e on a white background.</div></div>

#76a09e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #76a09e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #76a09e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #76a09e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #76a09e to White

This is a gradient from #76a09e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#76a09e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#76a09e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#76a09e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#76a09e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #76a09e to white.</div>

Gradient from #76a09e to Black

This is a gradient from #76a09e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#76a09e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#76a09e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#76a09e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#76a09e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #76a09e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #76a09e

In addition to using #76a09e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #76a09e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #76a09e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 118, Green = 160, Blue = 158). If you need details about the color coordinates of #76a09e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #76a09e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(118, 160, 158)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #76a09e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #76a09e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #76a09e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(118, 160, 158);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#76a09e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:118, green:160, blue:158, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:118 green:160 blue:158 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(118f, 160f, 158f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(118, 160, 158);
 

#76a09e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #76a09e the same way. For those with color blindness, #76a09e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #76a09e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #76a09e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #76a09e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #76a09e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #76a09e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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