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#77EBFD Color

#77EBFD is rgb(119, 235, 253) in RGB, hsl(188, 97%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 7%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77EBFD
HEX#77EBFD
RGBrgb(119, 235, 253)
HSLhsl(188, 97%, 73%)
HSVhsv(188, 53%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 7%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.108 208.8)
LABlab(86.81% -30.77 -19.42)
LCHlch(86.81% 36.38 212.26)

What #77EBFD 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 #77EBFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7.8Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.98Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 10.06Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.42Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 11.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#77EBFD Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 235 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 97% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 53% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77EBFD 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77EBFD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77EBFD

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

Base
#77EBFD
Complementary
#FD8977
Analogous
#77FDCC
Analogous
#77A8FD
Triadic
#FD77EB
Triadic
#EBFD77
Split comp.
#FD77A8
Split comp.
#FDCC77

Tints & Shades of #77EBFD

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.

Tints

#8BEEFD
#9BF0FD
#AFF3FE
#BEF5FE
#D2F8FE
#E1FBFF

Shades

#45E4FC
#13DCFB
#03BCD8
#0394AB
#026979
#013D46

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77EBFD.

How #77EBFD 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#77EBFD
Protanopia#DDDDFD
Protanomaly#BDE3FD
Deuteranopia#CECEFF
Deuteranomaly#B2DAFE
Tritanopia#71EDED
Tritanomaly#73ECF4
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #77EBFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77ebfd: #77EBFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77EBFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77ebfd': '#77EBFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.922, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_77ebfd">#77EBFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#77EBFD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#77EBFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77EBFD?

#77EBFD is a light teal — rgb(119, 235, 253) in RGB and hsl(188, 97%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #77EBFD?

#77EBFD is rgb(119, 235, 253) — red 119, green 235, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77EBFD?

#77EBFD converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 7%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77EBFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77EBFD scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #77EBFD 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.62, which is visibly different.

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