What color is #77ADAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #77ADAD?

The RGB value is 119, 173, 173: 119 red, 173 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77ADAD?

The complementary color is #AD7777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77ADAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77ADAD color

#77ADAD rgb(119, 173, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77ADAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 67.8% green and 67.8% blue (119, 173, 173).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#77ADAD color codes

HEX	`#77ADAD`
RGB	`rgb(119, 173, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 67.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -17.61, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 18.5, 197.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.092, 36.825, 45.049)`
Decimal	`7843245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77ADAD, 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 #77ADAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77ADAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #77ADAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77adad; }
.text { color: #77adad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77adad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 173 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77adad, #7792ad); }

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Questions

What color is #77ADAD?: #77ADAD is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77ADAD?: The RGB value is 119, 173, 173: 119 red, 173 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77ADAD?: The complementary color is #AD7777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77ADAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.