What color is #77C0BB?

#77C0BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77C0BB?

The RGB value is 119, 192, 187: 119 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77C0BB?

The complementary color is #C0777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77C0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77C0BB color

#77C0BB rgb(119, 192, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77C0BB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (119, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#77C0BB color codes

HEX	`#77C0BB`
RGB	`rgb(119, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.03, -23.92, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.03, 24.37, 191.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.424, 45.207, 53.863)`
Decimal	`7848123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77C0BB, 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 #77C0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77C0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #77C0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77c0bb; }
.text { color: #77c0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77c0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77c0bb, #77a1c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #77C0BB?: #77C0BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77C0BB?: The RGB value is 119, 192, 187: 119 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77C0BB?: The complementary color is #C0777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77C0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.