What color is #77B5AE?

#77B5AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77B5AE?

The RGB value is 119, 181, 174: 119 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77B5AE?

The complementary color is #B5777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77B5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77B5AE color

#77B5AE rgb(119, 181, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77B5AE is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (119, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#77B5AE color codes

HEX	`#77B5AE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, -21.48, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 21.66, 187.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.769, 40.024, 46.088)`
Decimal	`7845294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77B5AE, 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 #77B5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77B5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #77B5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77b5ae; }
.text { color: #77b5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77b5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77b5ae, #779db5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #77B5AE?: #77B5AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77B5AE?: The RGB value is 119, 181, 174: 119 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77B5AE?: The complementary color is #B5777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77B5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.