What color is #77AEE8?

#77AEE8 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 #77AEE8?

The RGB value is 119, 174, 232: 119 red, 174 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AEE8?

The complementary color is #E8B177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AEE8 color

#77AEE8 rgb(119, 174, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77AEE8 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 68.2% green and 91% blue (119, 174, 232).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is High Seas (#7DABD8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#77AEE8 color codes

HEX	`#77AEE8`
RGB	`rgb(119, 174, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 68.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 25%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -2.38, -34.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 34.72, 266.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.304, 40.018, 82.087)`
Decimal	`7843560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AEE8, 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 #77AEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #77AEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77aee8; }
.text { color: #77aee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77aee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 174 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77aee8, #7877e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #77AEE8?: #77AEE8 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 #77AEE8?: The RGB value is 119, 174, 232: 119 red, 174 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AEE8?: The complementary color is #E8B177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.