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#77CEDF — Light Teal

#77CEDF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #77CEDF 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.

#77CEDF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF8877; it also sits naturally between #77DFBC and #7799DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#77CEDF · RGB 119, 206, 223

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Color values

HEX#77CEDF
RGB119, 206, 223
HSL190°, 62%, 67%
HSV190°, 47%, 87%
CMYK47%, 8%, 0%, 13%
XYZ43.00, 53.39, 77.85
Yxy53.39, 0.2468, 0.3064
CIE-Lab78.11, -21.80, -16.59
Hunter Lab73.07, -19.23, -16.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #77CEDF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #77CEDF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #77CEDF

.text { color: #77CEDF; }
.background { background-color: #77CEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77CEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 206, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77CEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 206, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77CEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 206, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #77CEDF

#5EC5D9#41BAD2#2FADC6#2997AE#238295#1C6978#16535F#103D46#0A2429#040E11

Tints of #77CEDF

#83D2E2#8FD7E5#9CDBE8#A8E0EB#B5E4EE#BDE7EF#C9ECF2#D6F0F5#E2F5F8#EEF9FB

Tones of #77CEDF

#7EC9D7#86C4D0#8DBEC8#94BAC2#9CB5BA#A3B0B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF8877:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #77CEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77CEDF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #77CEDF: ·

How #77CEDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9DDBDeuteranopia · #9891DATritanopia · #7BD8D7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Material Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F7f6e5
#F7F6E5 · #76D2DB · #DA4848 · #36064D
Vintage Ruby Ember
#90DDB5 · #78CCD6 · #5174D9 · #5F32AD
Honey Zephyr
#44A71D · #2EBD49 · #199E72 · #6FCADA
Frozen Ruby Mirage
#163B5C · #0D389E · #71D4D8 · #93B1EF
Palette 093c5d
#093C5D · #3B7597 · #6FD1D7 · #5DF8D8
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B

Similar colors

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

#76D2DB#78CCD6#6FCADA#71D4D8#6FD1D7#81CADA#7FC7D9#7BD3EA#7BC5D6#70C4D9#6ED0D4#6AD4DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #77CEDE  ·  #77CEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #77CEDF?

#77CEDF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 206, 223). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77CEDF?

#77CEDF is RGB 119, 206, 223 — HSL 190°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 47%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #77CEDF?

Its complement is #DF8877; analogous partners are #77DFBC and #7799DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77CEDF for text?

Black text on #77CEDF has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.