What color is #77ABD5?

#77ABD5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77ABD5?

The RGB value is 119, 171, 213: 119 red, 171 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77ABD5?

The complementary color is #D5A177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77ABD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77ABD5 color

#77ABD5 rgb(119, 171, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77ABD5 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 67.1% green and 83.5% blue (119, 171, 213).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 53% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is High Seas (#7DABD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#77ABD5 color codes

HEX	`#77ABD5`
RGB	`rgb(119, 171, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 67.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 53%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 44%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 20%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, -6.13, -26.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 27.35, 257.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.177, 37.85, 68.443)`
Decimal	`7842773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77ABD5, 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 #77ABD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77ABD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #77ABD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77abd5; }
.text { color: #77abd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77abd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 171 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77abd5, #777cd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #77ABD5?: #77ABD5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77ABD5?: The RGB value is 119, 171, 213: 119 red, 171 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77ABD5?: The complementary color is #D5A177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77ABD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.