#77a8ac

Color #77a8ac

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#77a8ac

RGB

rgb(119, 168, 172)

HSL

hsl(184.5, 24.2%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.5, 30.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.67, -15.23, -7.3)

LCH

lch(65.67, 16.89, 205.61)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0524, 202.45)

HWB

hwb(184.5, 46.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac7b77

Analogous

#77ac96

#77a8ac

#778eac

Triadic

#77a8ac

#ac77a8

#a8ac77

Split-complementary

#77a8ac

#ac778e

#ac9677

Tetradic

#77a8ac

#7b77ac

#ac7b77

#a8ac77

Square

#77a8ac

#9677ac

#ac7b77

#8eac77

Shades

Color #77a8ac mixed toward black.

#5c9297

#4a7579

#37585a

#253b3c

#121d1e

Tints

Color #77a8ac mixed toward white.

#8eb7ba

#a4c5c8

#bbd4d6

#d2e2e3

#e8f1f1

Tones

Color #77a8ac mixed toward gray.

#7ca4a8

#80a1a3

#849d9f

#89999a

#8d9596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fab · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#8c88ab · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#7aaaaa · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #77a8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#77a8ac]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#77a8ac (#77a8ac) is rgb(119, 168, 172) in RGB.

No, #77a8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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