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#76a236 color: Carol’s Purr

#76a236 is rgb(118, 162, 54) in RGB and oklch(65.823% 0.14491 128.802) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

65.8%
0.145
129°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #76a236

#76a236 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 129°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3:1 contrast and black text 6.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Carol’s Purr (#77a135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #76a236 mixed with white

  1. 76a236
  2. 83ab4e
  3. 90b564
  4. 9ebe78
  5. abc78b
  6. b9d19f
  7. c6dab2
  8. d4e3c5
  9. e2edd8
  10. f1f6ec

Darker: #76a236 mixed with black

  1. 76a236
  2. 668c2e
  3. 567725
  4. 47631e
  5. 384f16
  6. 293c0f
  7. 1c2a08
  8. 0f1903
  9. 050a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #76a236 with less saturation

  1. 76a236
  2. 79a143
  3. 7c9f4f
  4. 7f9e59
  5. 819c62
  6. 849b6b
  7. 879973
  8. 89977b
  9. 8c9583
  10. 8f938a

Questions about #76a236

What color is #76a236?

#76a236 is bright lime. The closest named color is Carol’s Purr. In RGB it is rgb(118, 162, 54), in HSL hsl(84.44, 50%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.823% 0.14491 128.802).

What colors go well with #76a236?

The complementary color of #76a236 is #ab77d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a99200 and #1dac70. The triadic partners are #3e97e6 and #da677f.

Is white or black text more readable on #76a236?

Black text reads better on #76a236: white gives a contrast ratio of 3:1 and black gives 6.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #76a236 a warm or cool color?

#76a236 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 129 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.145.