Palettes / Colors / #77DCDC

#77DCDC — Light Teal

#77DCDC 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 #77DCDC 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.

#77DCDC 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 #DB7575; it also sits naturally between #75DBA8 and #75A8DB. 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 86% · Blue 86%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #77DCDC

.text { color: #77DCDC; }
.background { background-color: #77DCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77DCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 59%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77DCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77DCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 220, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB7575:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #77DCDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77DCDC

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 #77DCDC 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 #77DCDC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #77DCDC?

#77DCDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77DCDC?

#77DCDC is RGB 119, 220, 220 — HSL 180°, 59%, 66% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #77DCDC?

Its complement is #DB7575; analogous partners are #75DBA8 and #75A8DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77DCDC for text?

Black text on #77DCDC has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.