Palettes / Colors / #77EAEC
#77EAEC — Light Teal
#77EAEC 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 #77EAEC 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.
#77EAEC 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 #EC7B79; it also sits naturally between #79ECB4 and #79B1EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #77EAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 119, 234, 236 |
| HSL | 181°, 75%, 70% |
| HSV | 181°, 50%, 93% |
| CMYK | 50%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 52.17, 68.82, 89.89 |
| Yxy | 68.82, 0.2474, 0.3264 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.42, -32.06, -11.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.96, -28.95, -11.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 50% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #77EAEC
.text { color: #77EAEC; }
.background { background-color: #77EAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77EAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 75%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77EAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77EAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 234, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#77EAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#77EAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EC7B79:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #77EAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77EAEC
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 #77EAEC: ·
How #77EAEC 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 #77EAEC 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 #77EAEC?
#77EAEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 119, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #77EAEC?
#77EAEC is RGB 119, 234, 236 — HSL 181°, 75%, 70% — CMYK 50%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #77EAEC?
Its complement is #EC7B79; analogous partners are #79ECB4 and #79B1EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #77EAEC for text?
Black text on #77EAEC has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.