Palettes / Colors / #77DABA

#77DABA — Light Teal

#77DABA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #77DABA 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.

#77DABA 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 #DA7796; it also sits naturally between #77DA89 and #77C8DA. 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 85% · Blue 73%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #77DABA

.text { color: #77DABA; }
.background { background-color: #77DABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77DABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 218, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77DABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 218, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77DABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 218, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA7796:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #77DABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77DABA

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 #77DABA 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 #77DABA 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

← #77DAB9  ·  #77DABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #77DABA?

#77DABA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 218, 186). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77DABA?

#77DABA is RGB 119, 218, 186 — HSL 161°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 15%, 15%.

What colors go with #77DABA?

Its complement is #DA7796; analogous partners are #77DA89 and #77C8DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77DABA for text?

Black text on #77DABA has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.