Colour

#77B7BF

#77B7BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#77B7BF is a cyan with RGB values 119, 183, 191 and HSL 187°, 36%, 61%. 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

#77B7BF#77B7BF

HEX#77B7BF

RGBrgb(119, 183, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7176, 0.749

RGB percentages46.7%, 71.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(186.7, 36%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 37.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK37.7%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,845,823

CSS custom property--colour: #77B7BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#884840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADB2C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A9BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5ABCB9no 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 text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10 Sky blue · ΔE 14.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.2 Powder blue · ΔE 16.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF7F77

Analogous#77BFA3, #7793BF

Triadic#BF77B7, #B7BF77

Split complementary#BF7793, #BFA377

Tetradic#A377BF, #BF7F77, #93BF77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFEEF0

Lighter +20%#BCDCE0

Lighter +10%#9AC9CF

Darker −10%#54A5AF

Darker −20%#43858D

Darker −30%#32646B

Darker −40%#224448

More saturated +25%#5ECAD8

Less saturated −25%#90A4A6

Channel breakdown

R119

G183

B191

Red119 (46.7%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue186.67°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G B7 · B BF

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