#76CBC8

Closest named color: Pale Teal (#82CBB2). oklch(78.8% 0.083 192.7), rgb(118, 203, 200).

Black text reads best on this color (11.14:1).

About this color

#76CBC8 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 193°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Teal (#82CBB2), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.14:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Pale Teal (#82CBB2)
Black text	11.14:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#76CBC8
RGB	rgb(118, 203, 200)
HSL	hsl(178, 45%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.8% 0.083 192.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #76CBC8	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -39.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #76CBC8	11.14:1	AAA	Lc 68.3	Content text, not long reading
#76CBC8 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#76CBC8 text on black	11.14:1	AAA	Lc -66.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EEF8F7

oklch(97.1% 0.011 189.8)
Step 100
100

#D9EFEE

oklch(93.6% 0.023 193.4)
Step 200
200

#B7E3E1

oklch(88.4% 0.046 192.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#76CBC8

oklch(78.8% 0.083 192.7)
Step 400
400

#00B8B5

oklch(70.8% 0.121 192.7)
Step 500
500

#009E9B

oklch(63.2% 0.108 192.4)
Step 600
600

#008482

oklch(55.5% 0.095 192.9)
Step 700
700

#006F6D

oklch(49% 0.084 192.6)
Step 800
800

#005B5A

oklch(42.6% 0.073 193.5)
Step 900
900

#004C4B

oklch(37.7% 0.064 193.2)
Step 950
950

#002D2C

oklch(26.9% 0.046 192.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#76CBC8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C2C3C8	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B3B8C9	0.082
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4FCFCA	0.029
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.084