What color is #77A8B6?

#77A8B6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A8B6?

The RGB value is 119, 168, 182: 119 red, 168 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A8B6?

The complementary color is #B68577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A8B6 color

#77A8B6 rgb(119, 168, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77A8B6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 65.9% green and 71.4% blue (119, 168, 182).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#77A8B6 color codes

HEX	`#77A8B6`
RGB	`rgb(119, 168, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 65.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.98, -12.75, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.98, 17.79, 224.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.051, 35.303, 49.478)`
Decimal	`7841974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A8B6, 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 #77A8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #77A8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a8b6; }
.text { color: #77a8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 168 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a8b6, #7788b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #77A8B6?: #77A8B6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A8B6?: The RGB value is 119, 168, 182: 119 red, 168 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A8B6?: The complementary color is #B68577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.