#77c7d6 Color Information

#77c7d6 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 #77c7d6. In RGB, it consists of 46.7% Red, 78.0% Green, and 83.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 44.4% Cyan, 7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 16.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 189.5°, with saturation of 53.7% and lightness of 65.3%. The decimal value for #77c7d6 is 7849942, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #77c7d6 is blue. 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#77c7d6 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color119, 199, 214 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color46.7%, 78.0%, 83.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.533, 0.220, 0.161 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.444, 0.07, 0, 0.161 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color189.5°, 53.7%, 65.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color189.5°, 44.4%, 83.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.169, 49.624, 71.080 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color119, 162, 214 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7849942 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.838, -20.632, -15.156 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.838, 25.600, 216.301 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.838, -36.285, -20.429 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.444, -21.493, -10.514 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.250, 0.308, 49.624 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286040022 / 0xff77c7d6 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cccc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #77c7d6

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #77c7d6, its pure hue is 189.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.7%, and its lightness is 65.3%. 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 #77c7d6, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f191b to #68aebb.

Tints of #77c7d6

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #77c7d6, its pure hue is 189.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.7%, and its lightness is 65.3%. 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 #77c7d6, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #88cedb to #eef8fa.

Tones of #77c7d6

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #77c7d6, its pure hue is 189.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.7%, 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 #77c7d6, which range from #a7a7a7 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4ee3ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #77c7d6

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #77c7d6! For #77c7d6, 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, #77c7d6. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #77c7d6

This color, #77c7d6, consists of 46.7% Red, 78.0% Green, and 83.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 119, Green = 199, Blue = 214. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #77c7d6 is 44.4% Cyan, 7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 16.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R46.7%
C44.4%
G78.0%
M7.0%
B83.9%
Y0.0%
K16.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 119 199 214
Octal 167 307 326
Hexa #77 #c7 #d6
Binary 01110111 11000111 11010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 44 7 0 16
Octal 54 7 0 20
Hexa #2c #07 #00 #10
Binary 00101100 00000111 00000000 00010000

Analogous Colors of #77c7d6

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #77c7d6 — which has hue 189.5° — its analogous colors are located at 159.5° and 219.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77c7d6.

Triadic Colors of #77c7d6

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 #77c7d6 — which has hue 189.5° — its triadic colors are located at 69.5° and 309.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77c7d6.

Complementary Color of #77c7d6

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #77c7d6 — which has hue 189.5° — its complementary color is located at 9.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77c7d6.

Split Complementary Colors of #77c7d6

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 #77c7d6 — which has hue 189.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.5° and 339.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77c7d6.

Tetradic Colors of #77c7d6

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 #77c7d6 — which has hue 189.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 99.5°, 189.5°, 279.5°, and 9.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77c7d6.

Monochromatic Colors of #77c7d6

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #77c7d6, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5594a0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b1eaf5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #77c7d6

We want to make getting started with #77c7d6 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #77c7d6 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #77c7d6 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 #77c7d6 with other HTML elements.

#77c7d6 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #77c7d6.
<span style="color: #77c7d6;">The color of this text is #77c7d6.</span>

#77c7d6 Background Color

The background color for this text is #77c7d6.
<div style="background-color: #77c7d6; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #77c7d6.</div>

#77c7d6 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #77c7d6.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #77c7d6;">This color for the shadow of this text is #77c7d6.</span>

#77c7d6 Border Color

This is a div with border color #77c7d6.
<div style="border: #77c7d6 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #77c7d6.</div>

#77c7d6 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #77c7d6 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #77c7d6; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #77c7d6 on a white background.</div></div>

#77c7d6 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #77c7d6 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #77c7d6; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #77c7d6 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #77c7d6 to White

This is a gradient from #77c7d6 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#77c7d6,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#77c7d6,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#77c7d6,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#77c7d6,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #77c7d6 to white.</div>

Gradient from #77c7d6 to Black

This is a gradient from #77c7d6 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#77c7d6,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#77c7d6,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#77c7d6,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#77c7d6,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #77c7d6 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #77c7d6

In addition to using #77c7d6 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 #77c7d6 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #77c7d6, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 119, Green = 199, Blue = 214). If you need details about the color coordinates of #77c7d6 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 #77c7d6
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(119, 199, 214)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #77c7d6; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #77c7d6; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #77c7d6; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(119, 199, 214);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#77c7d6")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:119, green:199, blue:214, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:119 green:199 blue:214 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(119f, 199f, 214f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(119, 199, 214);
 

#77c7d6 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #77c7d6 the same way. For those with color blindness, #77c7d6 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #77c7d6 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #77c7d6 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 #77c7d6 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 #77c7d6 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 #77c7d6 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 1.9:1 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
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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