What color is #77BBAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #77BBAF?

The RGB value is 119, 187, 175: 119 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77BBAF?

The complementary color is #BB7783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77BBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77BBAF color

#77BBAF rgb(119, 187, 175)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 73.3% green and 68.6% blue (119, 187, 175).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#77BBAF color codes

HEX	`#77BBAF`
RGB	`rgb(119, 187, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 73.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, -24.26, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 24.28, 181.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.113, 42.556, 47.018)`
Decimal	`7846831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77BBAF, 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 #77BBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77BBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #77BBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77bbaf; }
.text { color: #77bbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77bbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 187 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77bbaf, #77a5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77BBAF?: #77BBAF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77BBAF?: The RGB value is 119, 187, 175: 119 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77BBAF?: The complementary color is #BB7783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77BBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.