What color is #77BDB3?

#77BDB3 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 #77BDB3?

The RGB value is 119, 189, 179: 119 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77BDB3?

The complementary color is #BD7781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77BDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77BDB3 color

#77BDB3 rgb(119, 189, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77BDB3 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (119, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#77BDB3 color codes

HEX	`#77BDB3`
RGB	`rgb(119, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.94, -24.33, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.94, 24.4, 184.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.939, 43.57, 49.26)`
Decimal	`7847347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77BDB3, 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 #77BDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77BDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #77BDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77bdb3; }
.text { color: #77bdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77bdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77bdb3, #77a4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #77BDB3?: #77BDB3 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 #77BDB3?: The RGB value is 119, 189, 179: 119 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77BDB3?: The complementary color is #BD7781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77BDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.