Palettes / Colors / #77CAAE

#77CAAE — Muted Teal

#77CAAE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #77CAAE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#77CAAE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CA7793; it also sits naturally between #77CA85 and #77BCCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 79% · Blue 68%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #77CAAE

.text { color: #77CAAE; }
.background { background-color: #77CAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77CAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 202, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 44%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77CAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 202, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77CAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 202, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#77CAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#77CAAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA7793:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #77CAAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77CAAE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #77CAAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #77CAAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #77CAAD  ·  #77CAAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #77CAAE?

#77CAAE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 202, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77CAAE?

#77CAAE is RGB 119, 202, 174 — HSL 160°, 44%, 63% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 14%, 21%.

What colors go with #77CAAE?

Its complement is #CA7793; analogous partners are #77CA85 and #77BCCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77CAAE for text?

Black text on #77CAAE has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.