What color is #77EECC?

#77EECC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77EECC?

The RGB value is 119, 238, 204: 119 red, 238 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77EECC?

The complementary color is #EE7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77EECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77EECC color

#77EECC rgb(119, 238, 204)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 93.3% green and 80% blue (119, 238, 204).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#77EECC color codes

HEX	`#77EECC`
RGB	`rgb(119, 238, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 93.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.71, -41.61, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.71, 42.07, 171.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.077, 69.426, 67.929)`
Decimal	`7859916`
Short hex	`#7EC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77EECC, 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 #77EECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77EECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #77EECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77eecc; }
.text { color: #77eecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77eecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 238 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77eecc, #77d4ee); }

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Questions

What color is #77EECC?: #77EECC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77EECC?: The RGB value is 119, 238, 204: 119 red, 238 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77EECC?: The complementary color is #EE7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77EECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.