What color is #77ABA5?

#77ABA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77ABA5?

The RGB value is 119, 171, 165: 119 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77ABA5?

The complementary color is #AB777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77ABA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77ABA5 color

#77ABA5 rgb(119, 171, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77ABA5 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 67.1% green and 64.7% blue (119, 171, 165).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#77ABA5 color codes

HEX	`#77ABA5`
RGB	`rgb(119, 171, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 67.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, -18.45, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 18.61, 187.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.96, 35.763, 40.967)`
Decimal	`7842725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77ABA5, 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 #77ABA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77ABA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #77ABA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77aba5; }
.text { color: #77aba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77aba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 171 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77aba5, #7797ab); }

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Questions

What color is #77ABA5?: #77ABA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77ABA5?: The RGB value is 119, 171, 165: 119 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77ABA5?: The complementary color is #AB777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77ABA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.