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Recognised as Colour

#77AEC0

  • #77AEC0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#77AEC0 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 174, 192 and HSL 195°, 37%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77AEC0#77AEC0
HEX#77AEC0
RGBrgb(119, 174, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6824, 0.7529
RGB percentages46.7%, 68.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(194.8, 36.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 38%, 75.3%)
CMYK38%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,843,520
CSS custom property--colour: #77AEC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#88513F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ABC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A2C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08977
Analogous#77C0AE, #7789C0
Triadic#C077AE, #AEC077
Split complementary#C07789, #C0AE77
Tetradic#AE77C0, #C08977, #89C077

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0ECF0
Lighter +20%#BDD8E0
Lighter +10%#9AC3D0
Darker −10%#5499B0
Darker −20%#427C8F
Darker −30%#325E6C
Darker −40%#223F49
More saturated +25%#5EBBD9
Less saturated −25%#90A1A7

Channel breakdown

R119
G174
B192
Red119 (46.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue194.79°
Saturation (HSL)36.68%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AE · B C0

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