What color is #77CECE?

#77CECE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77CECE?

The RGB value is 119, 206, 206: 119 red, 206 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77CECE?

The complementary color is #CE7777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77CECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77CECE color

#77CECE rgb(119, 206, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77CECE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 80.8% green and 80.8% blue (119, 206, 206).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#77CECE color codes

HEX	`#77CECE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 206, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 80.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, -26.18, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 27.44, 197.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.815, 52.518, 66.367)`
Decimal	`7851726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77CECE, 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 #77CECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77CECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #77CECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77cece; }
.text { color: #77cece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77cece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 206 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77cece, #77a3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #77CECE?: #77CECE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77CECE?: The RGB value is 119, 206, 206: 119 red, 206 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77CECE?: The complementary color is #CE7777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77CECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.