What color is #77C2DE?

#77C2DE is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dolphin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77C2DE?

The RGB value is 119, 194, 222: 119 red, 194 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77C2DE?

The complementary color is #DE9377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77C2DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77C2DE color

#77C2DE rgb(119, 194, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77C2DE is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 76.1% green and 87.1% blue (119, 194, 222).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 61% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dolphin (#86C4DA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#77C2DE color codes

HEX	`#77C2DE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 194, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 76.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 61%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 13%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -15.94, -21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 26.54, 233.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.08, 47.776, 76.203)`
Decimal	`7848670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77C2DE, 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 #77C2DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77C2DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #77C2DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77c2de; }
.text { color: #77c2de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77c2de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 194 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77c2de, #778fde); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #77C2DE?: #77C2DE is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dolphin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77C2DE?: The RGB value is 119, 194, 222: 119 red, 194 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77C2DE?: The complementary color is #DE9377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77C2DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.