#77c5dc

Color #77c5dc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#77c5dc

RGB

rgb(119, 197, 220)

HSL

hsl(193.7, 59.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.7, 45.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.9%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.46, -18.03, -18.95)

LCH

lch(75.46, 26.16, 226.43)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0835, 218.78)

HWB

hwb(193.7, 46.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc8e77

Analogous

#77dcc1

#77c5dc

#7793dc

Triadic

#77c5dc

#dc77c5

#c5dc77

Split-complementary

#77c5dc

#dc7793

#dcc177

Tetradic

#77c5dc

#8e77dc

#dc8e77

#c5dc77

Square

#77c5dc

#c177dc

#dc8e77

#93dc77

Shades

Color #77c5dc mixed toward black.

#4ab2d1

#2e95b4

#237087

#174b5a

#0c252d

Tints

Color #77c5dc mixed toward white.

#8ecfe2

#a4d8e8

#bbe2ee

#d2ecf3

#e8f5f9

Tones

Color #77c5dc mixed toward gray.

#80c0d4

#88bccb

#90b7c3

#99b3ba

#a1aeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0d7 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#9a94d5 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#7cd2d1 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #77c5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#77c5dc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#77c5dc (#77c5dc) is rgb(119, 197, 220) in RGB.

No, #77c5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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