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Colour

#77AFBB

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

#77AFBB is a cyan with RGB values 119, 175, 187 and HSL 191°, 33%, 60%. 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

#77AFBB#77AFBB
HEX#77AFBB
RGBrgb(119, 175, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6863, 0.7333
RGB percentages46.7%, 68.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(190.6, 33.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 36.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK36.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,843,771
CSS custom property--colour: #77AFBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3817WCAG 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 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#885044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5ABBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA2BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5DB4B3no 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 text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8377
Analogous#77BBA5, #778DBB
Triadic#BB77AF, #AFBB77
Split complementary#BB778D, #BBA577
Tetradic#A577BB, #BB8377, #8DBB77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEBEE
Lighter +20%#BBD7DD
Lighter +10%#99C3CC
Darker −10%#559BAA
Darker −20%#447C88
Darker −30%#335D66
Darker −40%#223E44
More saturated +25%#5EC0D4
Less saturated −25%#919FA2

Channel breakdown

R119
G175
B187
Red119 (46.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G AF · B BB

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