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Recognised as Colour

#77DCE6

  • #77DCE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#77DCE6 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 220, 230 and HSL 185°, 69%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#77DCE6#77DCE6
HEX#77DCE6
RGBrgb(119, 220, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.8627, 0.902
RGB percentages46.7%, 86.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(185.4, 68.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 48.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK48.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,855,334
CSS custom property--colour: #77DCE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#882319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED5E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#35E3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E68177
Analogous#77E6B9, #77A4E6
Triadic#E677DC, #DCE677
Split complementary#E677A5, #E6B977
Tetradic#B977E6, #E68177, #A4E677

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FDFE
Lighter +20%#CDF2F6
Lighter +10%#A2E7EE
Darker −10%#4CD1DE
Darker −20%#26C1D1
Darker −30%#1E99A6
Darker −40%#17717A
More saturated +25%#63ECFA
Less saturated −25%#8BCCD2

Channel breakdown

R119
G220
B230
Red119 (46.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue185.41°
Saturation (HSL)68.94%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G DC · B E6

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