What color is #77A2A6?

#77A2A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A2A6?

The RGB value is 119, 162, 166: 119 red, 162 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A2A6?

The complementary color is #A67B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A2A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A2A6 color

#77A2A6 rgb(119, 162, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77A2A6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.5% green and 65.1% blue (119, 162, 166).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#77A2A6 color codes

HEX	`#77A2A6`
RGB	`rgb(119, 162, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, -13.48, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 15.09, 206.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.409, 32.514, 40.901)`
Decimal	`7840422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A2A6, 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 #77A2A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A2A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #77A2A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a2a6; }
.text { color: #77a2a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a2a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 162 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a2a6, #778aa6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77A2A6?: #77A2A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A2A6?: The RGB value is 119, 162, 166: 119 red, 162 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A2A6?: The complementary color is #A67B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A2A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.