What color is #77BCB9?

#77BCB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77BCB9?

The RGB value is 119, 188, 185: 119 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77BCB9?

The complementary color is #BC777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77BCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77BCB9 color

#77BCB9 rgb(119, 188, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77BCB9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (119, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#77BCB9 color codes

HEX	`#77BCB9`
RGB	`rgb(119, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.82, -22.39, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.82, 23.03, 193.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.345, 43.389, 52.455)`
Decimal	`7847097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77BCB9, 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 #77BCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77BCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #77BCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77bcb9; }
.text { color: #77bcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77bcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77bcb9, #779dbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #77BCB9?: #77BCB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77BCB9?: The RGB value is 119, 188, 185: 119 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77BCB9?: The complementary color is #BC777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77BCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.