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Recognised as Colour

#77CAAD

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

#77CAAD is a cyan with RGB values 119, 202, 173 and HSL 159°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#77CAAD#77CAAD
HEX#77CAAD
RGBrgb(119, 202, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.7922, 0.6784
RGB percentages46.7%, 79.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(159, 43.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159, 41.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK41.1%, 0%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,850,669
CSS custom property--colour: #77CAAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#883552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C0ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B6AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5ECBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 6.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1Aquamarine · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7794
Analogous#77CA84, #77BECA
Triadic#AD77CA, #CAAD77
Split complementary#CA77BE, #CA8477
Tetradic#8477CA, #CA7794, #BDCA77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F5EF
Lighter +20%#C0E7D9
Lighter +10%#9CD8C3
Darker −10%#52BC97
Darker −20%#3D9E7C
Darker −30%#2F795F
Darker −40%#215442
More saturated +25%#5FE2B4
Less saturated −25%#8FB2A6

Channel breakdown

R119
G202
B173
Red119 (46.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue159.04°
Saturation (HSL)43.92%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G CA · B AD

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