What color is #77CCBB?

#77CCBB is a light, desaturated spring green known as Jolly Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jolly Jade?

The RGB value is 119, 204, 187: 119 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jolly Jade?

The complementary color is #CC7788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77CCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jolly Jade color: hex code #77CCBB

#77CCBB rgb(119, 204, 187)

Shades of teal

Jolly Jade has the hex code #77CCBB. It is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 80% green and 73.3% blue (119, 204, 187).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 45% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

Jolly Jade (#77CCBB) color codes

HEX	`#77CCBB`
RGB	`rgb(119, 204, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 80%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 45%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 42%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -29.79, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 29.8, 179.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.167, 50.693, 54.778)`
Decimal	`7851195`
Short hex	`#7CB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jolly Jade, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #77CCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77CCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #77CCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ccbb; }
.text { color: #77ccbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ccbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 204 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ccbb, #77b3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

See #77CCBB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #77CCBB?: #77CCBB is a light, desaturated spring green known as Jolly Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jolly Jade?: The RGB value is 119, 204, 187: 119 red, 204 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jolly Jade?: The complementary color is #CC7788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77CCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.