Exploring the Color #76F9A9

#76F9A9 sits at 143° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 92% saturation and 72% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 118, 249, 169 produces a 15.89:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #76F9A9 is a distant relative of CSS turquoise — about 71 units away from #40E0D0. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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