Colour

#77AABB

#77AABB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#77AABB is a cyan with RGB values 119, 170, 187 and HSL 195°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77AABB#77AABB

HEX#77AABB

HEX (short)#7AB

RGBrgb(119, 170, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6667, 0.7333

RGB percentages46.7%, 66.7%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(195, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK36.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,842,491

CSS custom property--colour: #77AABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#885544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A7BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#959FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5EB0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2 Sky blue · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3 Light blue · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BB8877

Analogous#77BBAA, #7788BB

Triadic#BB77AA, #AABB77

Split complementary#BB7788, #BBAA77

Tetradic#AA77BB, #BB8877, #88BB77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEAEE

Lighter +20%#BBD5DD

Lighter +10%#99BFCC

Darker −10%#5595AA

Darker −20%#447788

Darker −30%#335966

Darker −40%#223C44

More saturated +25%#5EB7D4

Less saturated −25%#919DA2

Channel breakdown

R119

G170

B187

Red119 (46.7%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G AA · B BB

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