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Recognised as Colour

#77A0AF

  • #77A0AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#77A0AF is a cyan with RGB values 119, 160, 175 and HSL 196°, 26%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77A0AF#77A0AF
HEX#77A0AF
RGBrgb(119, 160, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6275, 0.6863
RGB percentages46.7%, 62.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(196.1, 25.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 32%, 68.6%)
CMYK32%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,839,919
CSS custom property--colour: #77A0AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#885F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E97AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#64A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8677
Analogous#77AFA2, #7784AF
Triadic#AF77A0, #A0AF77
Split complementary#AF7784, #AFA277
Tetradic#A277AF, #AF8677, #84AF77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAFB
Lighter +30%#D7E3E8
Lighter +20%#B7CDD5
Lighter +10%#97B6C2
Darker −10%#5A8899
Darker −20%#476C79
Darker −30%#344F59
Darker −40%#213239
More saturated +25%#5CADCA
Less saturated −25%#929394

Channel breakdown

R119
G160
B175
Red119 (46.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue196.07°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G A0 · B AF

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