What color is #77DEC6?

#77DEC6 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77DEC6?

The RGB value is 119, 222, 198: 119 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77DEC6?

The complementary color is #DE778F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77DEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77DEC6 color

#77DEC6 rgb(119, 222, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77DEC6 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 87.1% green and 77.6% blue (119, 222, 198).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 61% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam (#87E0CF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#77DEC6 color codes

HEX	`#77DEC6`
RGB	`rgb(119, 222, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 87.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 61%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -35.72, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 35.81, 176.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.918, 60.238, 62.728)`
Decimal	`7855814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77DEC6, 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 #77DEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77DEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #77DEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77dec6; }
.text { color: #77dec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77dec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 222 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77dec6, #77c2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #77DEC6?: #77DEC6 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77DEC6?: The RGB value is 119, 222, 198: 119 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77DEC6?: The complementary color is #DE778F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77DEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.