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Recognised as Colour

#77A1AE

  • #77A1AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#77A1AE is a cyan with RGB values 119, 161, 174 and HSL 194°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77A1AE#77A1AE
HEX#77A1AE
RGBrgb(119, 161, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6314, 0.6824
RGB percentages46.7%, 63.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(194.2, 25.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 31.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK31.6%, 7.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,840,174
CSS custom property--colour: #77A1AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#885E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9097AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#64A6A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8477
Analogous#77AEA0, #7785AE
Triadic#AE77A1, #A1AE77
Split complementary#AE7785, #AEA077
Tetradic#A077AE, #AE8477, #85AE77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FA
Lighter +30%#D7E3E7
Lighter +20%#B7CDD4
Lighter +10%#97B7C1
Darker −10%#5A8998
Darker −20%#476C78
Darker −30%#344F58
Darker −40%#213238
More saturated +25%#5CAFC9
Less saturated −25%#929393

Channel breakdown

R119
G161
B174
Red119 (46.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue194.18°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G A1 · B AE

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