#77C9C2Cyantific (#77C9C2) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 189°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.081. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #77C9C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 201, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 41%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 0%, 3%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.8 -26.7 -4.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.782 0.081 189) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cyantific shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#86c4b5 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#80cabe — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#77c9c2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#76cac5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Cyantific in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.92:1 and against black 10.92:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c6fff9 · #77c9c2 · #64b2ac · #438b85 · #226560 · #00423e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b0e9fc · #91d9e1 · #77c9c2 · #72b5a0 · #6fa081 · #6c8a67
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#77c9c2 · #839db0 · #458883 · #2e6487 · #034e4a · #132c3d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cae1de · #77c9c2 · #b77782 · #375e5b · #1d3f3c · #0b2220
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9eff0 · #77c9c2 · #919f9e · #635c5d · #1b2a28 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef0 · #d3c5c7 · #a8989a · #301f21 · #0d0103 · #77c9c2
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedef · #77c9c2 · #c08b94 · #854955 · #411520 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedef · #77c9c2 · #b78daa · #854d3b · #3b1732 · #0f0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f6eeff · #77c9c2 · #a791bb · #7c5526 · #3a2000 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff1ff · #77c9c2 · #9298c4 · #854955 · #2e2600 · #070001
#8BD1CB · #9DDAD4 · #B0E2DD · #C2EAE6 · #D3F2EF
#5BA59F · #40837E · #25625E · #074340 · #002523
#88C6C0 · #96C2BE · #A4BEBB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.