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Recognised as Colour

#77BCA4

  • #77BCA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#77BCA4 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 188, 164 and HSL 159°, 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

#77BCA4#77BCA4
HEX#77BCA4
RGBrgb(119, 188, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7373, 0.6431
RGB percentages46.7%, 73.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(159.1, 34%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 36.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK36.7%, 0%, 12.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,847,076
CSS custom property--colour: #77BCA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42569WCAG 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 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#88435B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B3A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADABA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#64BDB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.2Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Turquoise · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC778F
Analogous#77BC82, #77B2BC
Triadic#A477BC, #BCA477
Split complementary#BC77B1, #BC8277
Tetradic#8277BC, #BC778F, #B1BC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEE9
Lighter +20%#BBDED2
Lighter +10%#99CDBB
Darker −10%#55AB8D
Darker −20%#448971
Darker −30%#336755
Darker −40%#224539
More saturated +25%#5ED5AC
Less saturated −25%#90A39C

Channel breakdown

R119
G188
B164
Red119 (46.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue159.13°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G BC · B A4

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