Recognised as Colour
#77DDE7
- #77DDE7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#77DDE7 is a cyan with RGB values 119, 221, 231 and HSL 185°, 70%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#77DDE7#77DDE7
HEX#77DDE7
RGBrgb(119, 221, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.8667, 0.9059
RGB percentages46.7%, 86.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(185.4, 70%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 48.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK48.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,855,591
CSS custom property--colour: #77DDE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#882218
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E78177
Analogous#77E7B9, #77A5E7
Triadic#E777DD, #DDE777
Split complementary#E777A5, #E7B977
Tetradic#B977E7, #E78177, #A5E777
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G221
B231
Red119 (46.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue185.36°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G DD · B E7
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