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Colour

#77B7BC

  • #77B7BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#77B7BC is a cyan with RGB values 119, 183, 188 and HSL 184°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77B7BC#77B7BC
HEX#77B7BC
RGBrgb(119, 183, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7176, 0.7373
RGB percentages46.7%, 71.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(184.3, 34%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 36.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK36.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,845,820
CSS custom property--colour: #77B7BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#884843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB2BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A8BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5BBCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Light seagreen · ΔE 19.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7C77
Analogous#77BC9F, #7795BC
Triadic#BC77B7, #B7BC77
Split complementary#BC7795, #BC9F77
Tetradic#9E77BC, #BC7C77, #95BC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEDEE
Lighter +20%#BBDBDE
Lighter +10%#99C9CD
Darker −10%#55A5AB
Darker −20%#448489
Darker −30%#336367
Darker −40%#224245
More saturated +25%#5ECDD5
Less saturated −25%#90A1A3

Channel breakdown

R119
G183
B188
Red119 (46.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue184.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G B7 · B BC

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