Palettes / Colors / #77EAEB
#77EAEB — Light Teal
#77EAEB 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 #77EAEB 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.
#77EAEB 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 #EA7775; it also sits naturally between #75EAB2 and #75AEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #77EAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 119, 234, 235 |
| HSL | 181°, 74%, 69% |
| HSV | 181°, 49%, 92% |
| CMYK | 49%, 0%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 52.03, 68.77, 89.13 |
| Yxy | 68.77, 0.2478, 0.3276 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.39, -32.32, -10.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.93, -29.16, -10.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 92% · Blue 92%
Cyan 49% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #77EAEB
.text { color: #77EAEB; }
.background { background-color: #77EAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77EAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 234, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 74%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77EAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 234, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77EAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 234, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#77EAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#77EAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA7775:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #77EAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77EAEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #77EAEB: ·
How #77EAEB 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 #77EAEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #77EAEB?
#77EAEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 234, 235). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #77EAEB?
#77EAEB is RGB 119, 234, 235 — HSL 181°, 74%, 69% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #77EAEB?
Its complement is #EA7775; analogous partners are #75EAB2 and #75AEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #77EAEB for text?
Black text on #77EAEB has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.