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Colour

#77BC9F

  • #77BC9F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#77BC9F is a cyan with RGB values 119, 188, 159 and HSL 155°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#77BC9F#77BC9F
HEX#77BC9F
RGBrgb(119, 188, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7373, 0.6235
RGB percentages46.7%, 73.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(154.8, 34%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.8, 36.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK36.7%, 0%, 15.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,847,071
CSS custom property--colour: #77BC9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#884360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B39Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEABA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#65BCB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.2Light seagreen · ΔE 17.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4Cadetblue · ΔE 20.2Turquoise · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7794
Analogous#77BC7C, #77B7BC
Triadic#9F77BC, #BC9F77
Split complementary#BC77B7, #BC7C77
Tetradic#7C77BC, #BC7794, #B7BC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEE7
Lighter +20%#BBDECF
Lighter +10%#99CDB7
Darker −10%#55AB87
Darker −20%#44896C
Darker −30%#336751
Darker −40%#224536
More saturated +25%#5ED5A3
Less saturated −25%#90A39B

Channel breakdown

R119
G188
B159
Red119 (46.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue154.78°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G BC · B 9F

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