#77C3DB Hex Color
Fresh pastel cyan with a cool glow
Soft pastel cyan with a cool, muted glow. #77c3db works best as a dominant background or base in spring, baby, and tech palettes, though it washes out beside pure white, so lean on charcoal or navy for text. Black type passes WCAG AA easily here at about 10.6:1. The hex code #77c3db reads fresh without shouting.
Questions about #77c3db
What is #77c3db in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #77c3db is rgb(119, 195, 219), in HSL hsl(194, 58%, 66%) and in CMYK 46%, 11%, 0%, 14%.
What text color works best on #77c3db?
Black text reads most clearly on #77c3db, with about 10.6:1 contrast, well above the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1 for body text. White text falls short of that threshold, so keep it off small type.
What colors pair well with #77c3db?
Deep navy and warm coral both give #77c3db contrast without clashing. It also sits nicely beside charcoal text, which keeps the palette cool but grounded.
Is #77c3db readable on white or black?
#77c3db has a 1.97:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.61:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.