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Recognised as Colour

#77BDC4

  • #77BDC4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#77BDC4 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 189, 196 and HSL 185°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#77BDC4#77BDC4
HEX#77BDC4
RGBrgb(119, 189, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7412, 0.7686
RGB percentages46.7%, 74.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(185.5, 39.5%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 39.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,847,364
CSS custom property--colour: #77BDC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#88423B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6ADC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#56C2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47E77
Analogous#77C4A5, #7796C4
Triadic#C477BD, #BDC477
Split complementary#C47796, #C4A477
Tetradic#A577C4, #C47E77, #97C477

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F1F2
Lighter +20%#BEE0E3
Lighter +10%#9BCED3
Darker −10%#53ACB5
Darker −20%#408D95
Darker −30%#316B71
Darker −40%#22494D
More saturated +25%#5FD1DC
Less saturated −25%#8FA9AC

Channel breakdown

R119
G189
B196
Red119 (46.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)39.49%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G BD · B C4

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