Palettes / Colors / #77E4E2

#77E4E2 — Light Teal

#77E4E2 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 #77E4E2 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.

#77E4E2 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 #E47779; it also sits naturally between #77E4AC and #77AFE4. 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 89% · Blue 89%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #77E4E2

.text { color: #77E4E2; }
.background { background-color: #77E4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77E4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 228, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 67%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77E4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 228, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77E4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 228, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#77E4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#77E4E2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E47779:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #77E4E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77E4E2

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 #77E4E2 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 #77E4E2 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 #77E4E2?

#77E4E2 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 228, 226). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77E4E2?

#77E4E2 is RGB 119, 228, 226 — HSL 179°, 67%, 68% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 1%, 11%.

What colors go with #77E4E2?

Its complement is #E47779; analogous partners are #77E4AC and #77AFE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77E4E2 for text?

Black text on #77E4E2 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.