#77b9ad Color Information

#77b9ad Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #77b9ad. In RGB, it consists of 46.7% Red, 72.5% Green, and 67.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 35.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 6.5% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 169.1°, with saturation of 32% and lightness of 59.6%. The decimal value for #77b9ad is 7846317, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #77b9ad is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#77b9ad Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color119, 185, 173 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color46.7%, 72.5%, 67.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.533, 0.275, 0.322 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.357, 0, 0.065, 0.275 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color169.1°, 32.0%, 59.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color169.1°, 35.7%, 72.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.499, 41.637, 45.859 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color119, 155, 185 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7846317 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.620, -23.726, -0.573 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.620, 23.733, 181.382 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.620, -31.438, 2.979 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.527, -23.019, 3.031 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.271, 0.347, 41.637 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286036397 / 0xff77b9ad Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #77b9ad

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #77b9ad, its pure hue is 169.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.0%, and its lightness is 59.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #77b9ad, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f1716 to #68a297.

Tints of #77b9ad

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #77b9ad, its pure hue is 169.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.0%, and its lightness is 59.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #77b9ad, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #88c2b7 to #eef6f5.

Tones of #77b9ad

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #77b9ad, its pure hue is 169.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #77b9ad, which range from #989898 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #31ffda (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #77b9ad

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #77b9ad! For #77b9ad, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #77b9ad. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #77b9ad

This color, #77b9ad, consists of 46.7% Red, 72.5% Green, and 67.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 119, Green = 185, Blue = 173. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #77b9ad is 35.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 6.5% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R46.7%
C35.7%
G72.5%
M0.0%
B67.8%
Y6.5%
K27.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 119 185 173
Octal 167 271 255
Hexa #77 #b9 #ad
Binary 01110111 10111001 10101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 35 0 6 27
Octal 43 0 6 33
Hexa #23 #00 #06 #1b
Binary 00100011 00000000 00000110 00011011

Analogous Colors of #77b9ad

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #77b9ad — which has hue 169.1° — its analogous colors are located at 139.1° and 199.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77b9ad.

Triadic Colors of #77b9ad

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #77b9ad — which has hue 169.1° — its triadic colors are located at 49.1° and 289.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77b9ad.

Complementary Color of #77b9ad

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #77b9ad — which has hue 169.1° — its complementary color is located at 349.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77b9ad.

Split Complementary Colors of #77b9ad

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #77b9ad — which has hue 169.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.1° and 319.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77b9ad.

Tetradic Colors of #77b9ad

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #77b9ad — which has hue 169.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 79.1°, 169.1°, 259.1°, and 349.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77b9ad.

Monochromatic Colors of #77b9ad

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #77b9ad, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #54756f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b3e4db (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #77b9ad

We want to make getting started with #77b9ad on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #77b9ad into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #77b9ad can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #77b9ad with other HTML elements.

#77b9ad Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #77b9ad.
<span style="color: #77b9ad;">The color of this text is #77b9ad.</span>

#77b9ad Background Color

The background color for this text is #77b9ad.
<div style="background-color: #77b9ad; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #77b9ad.</div>

#77b9ad Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #77b9ad.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #77b9ad;">This color for the shadow of this text is #77b9ad.</span>

#77b9ad Border Color

This is a div with border color #77b9ad.
<div style="border: #77b9ad 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #77b9ad.</div>

#77b9ad Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #77b9ad on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #77b9ad; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #77b9ad on a white background.</div></div>

#77b9ad Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #77b9ad on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #77b9ad; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #77b9ad on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #77b9ad to White

This is a gradient from #77b9ad to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#77b9ad,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#77b9ad,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#77b9ad,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#77b9ad,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #77b9ad to white.</div>

Gradient from #77b9ad to Black

This is a gradient from #77b9ad to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#77b9ad,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#77b9ad,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#77b9ad,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#77b9ad,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #77b9ad to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #77b9ad

In addition to using #77b9ad on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #77b9ad in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #77b9ad, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 119, Green = 185, Blue = 173). If you need details about the color coordinates of #77b9ad in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #77b9ad
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(119, 185, 173)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #77b9ad; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #77b9ad; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #77b9ad; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(119, 185, 173);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#77b9ad")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:119, green:185, blue:173, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:119 green:185 blue:173 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(119f, 185f, 173f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(119, 185, 173);
 

#77b9ad Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #77b9ad the same way. For those with color blindness, #77b9ad might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #77b9ad looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #77b9ad is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #77b9ad looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #77b9ad will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #77b9ad is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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