What color is #77ACA4?

#77ACA4 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 #77ACA4?

The RGB value is 119, 172, 164: 119 red, 172 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77ACA4?

The complementary color is #AC777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77ACA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77ACA4 color

#77ACA4 rgb(119, 172, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77ACA4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 67.5% green and 64.3% blue (119, 172, 164).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#77ACA4 color codes

HEX	`#77ACA4`
RGB	`rgb(119, 172, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 67.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, -19.2, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 19.26, 184.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.059, 36.106, 40.553)`
Decimal	`7842980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77ACA4, 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 #77ACA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77ACA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #77ACA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77aca4; }
.text { color: #77aca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77aca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 172 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77aca4, #779aac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #77ACA4?: #77ACA4 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 #77ACA4?: The RGB value is 119, 172, 164: 119 red, 172 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77ACA4?: The complementary color is #AC777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77ACA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.