#77E9DD Color

#77E9DD is rgb(119, 233, 221) in RGB, hsl(174, 72%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77E9DD

HEX#77E9DD

RGBrgb(119, 233, 221)

HSLhsl(174, 72%, 69%)

HSVhsv(174, 49%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.106 186.4)

LABlab(85.45% -36.22 -4.73)

LCHlch(85.45% 36.53 187.44)

What #77E9DD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #77E9DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.98 Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.2 Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.82 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 11.01 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.49 Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.69

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#77E9DD Channel Values

How #77E9DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 119 · G 233 · B 221	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 174° · S 72% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 174° · S 49% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 49% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.45:1 vs white · 14.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77E9DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #77E9DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77E9DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #77E9DD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #77E9DD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#77E9DD

Protanopia#DBDBDD

Protanomaly#BBE1DD

Deuteranopia#CCCCDF

Deuteranomaly#B1D8DE

Tritanopia#7AE8E8

Tritanomaly#79E8E3

Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #77E9DD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-77e9dd: #77E9DD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77E9DD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77e9dd': '#77E9DD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.914, blue: 0.867)

Android XML<color name="color_77e9dd">#77E9DD</color>

SVG fillfill="#77E9DD"

More Teal Colors

#77E9DD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

78ddda 76d7ea 7afdff 76abad 7df9ff 75ffff 7ed4e6 74d4ff 80daeb 73e8dc 81e4e4 73abab 96eee5 b6d3d3 d4f7f6 f0ffff 005f78 009698 00e0e0 0b413e 17827d 243d3d 33ccff 4c9c9c

#77E9DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77E9DD?

#77E9DD is a light teal — rgb(119, 233, 221) in RGB and hsl(174, 72%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.98.

What is the RGB value of #77E9DD?

#77E9DD is rgb(119, 233, 221) — red 119, green 233, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77E9DD?

#77E9DD converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77E9DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77E9DD scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77E9DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77E9DD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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