#77aec8

Color #77aec8

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#77aec8

RGB

rgb(119, 174, 200)

HSL

hsl(199.3, 42.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.3, 40.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 13%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(68.29, -11.3, -18.91)

LCH

lch(68.29, 22.03, 239.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0688, 229.18)

HWB

hwb(199.3, 46.7%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c89177

Analogous

#77c8b9

#77aec8

#7785c8

Triadic

#77aec8

#c877ae

#aec877

Split-complementary

#77aec8

#c87785

#c8b977

Tetradic

#77aec8

#9177c8

#c89177

#aec877

Square

#77aec8

#b977c8

#c89177

#85c877

Shades

Color #77aec8 mixed toward black.

#5197b9

#3d7a97

#2e5c71

#1f3d4c

#0f1f26

Tints

Color #77aec8 mixed toward white.

#8ebbd1

#a4c9da

#bbd6e3

#d2e4ed

#e8f1f6

Tones

Color #77aec8 mixed toward gray.

#7eabc1

#84a9ba

#8ba7b4

#92a4ad

#99a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293c2 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#8f8ac1 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#7bbdbc · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #77aec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#77aec8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#77aec8 (#77aec8) is rgb(119, 174, 200) in RGB.

No, #77aec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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