Information about #77BBAA color

#77BBAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #77BBAA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(119, 187, 170) — 46.7% red, 73.3% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 0 / 7 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #77BBAA reads as a softly balanced cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gulf Stream (#74B2A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Turquoise (#6DB6AD) and Kumutoto (#78AFB2).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(119, 187, 170)), which gives #77BBAA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #77BBAA: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #77BBAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#77BBAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#77BBAA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #77BBAA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#77BBAA
  • RGB119, 187, 170
  • CMYK27, 0, 7, 27
  • CSSrgb(119, 187, 170)
  • HSL165°, 33%, 60%
  • HSL Precise165°, 33.333%, 60%
  • HSV165°, 36%, 73%
  • HSB165°, 36%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.733, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.733, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.733, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID77BBAA
  • DECIMAL ID7846826
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01