What color is #77CEFF?

#77CEFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Nevermind Nirvana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77CEFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #77CEFF?

The complementary color is #FFA877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77CEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77CEFF color

#77CEFF rgb(119, 206, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77CEFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 80.8% green and 100% blue (119, 206, 255).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Nevermind Nirvana (#7BC8F6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#77CEFF color codes

HEX	`#77CEFF`
RGB	`rgb(119, 206, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 80.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -12.95, -32.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 34.55, 247.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.722, 55.28, 102.744)`
Decimal	`7851775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77CEFF, 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 #77CEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77CEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #77CEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ceff; }
.text { color: #77ceff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ceff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 206 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ceff, #778aff); }

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Questions

What color is #77CEFF?: #77CEFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Nevermind Nirvana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77CEFF?: The RGB value is 119, 206, 255: 119 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77CEFF?: The complementary color is #FFA877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77CEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.