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#77991A Color

#77991A is rgb(119, 153, 26) in RGB, hsl(76, 71%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 83%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77991A
HEX#77991A
RGBrgb(119, 153, 26)
HSLhsl(76, 71%, 35%)
HSVhsv(76, 83%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 83%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.15 124.5)
LABlab(58.98% -24.95 55.82)
LCHlch(58.98% 61.14 114.09)

What #77991A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #77991A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 7.99Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.92Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 15.4Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 16.4Olive#808000ΔE 16.94Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 18.64

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#77991A Channel Values

How #77991A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 153 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 71% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 83% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77991A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77991A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77991A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77991A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77991A
Complementary
#3C1A99
Analogous
#997B1A
Analogous
#37991A
Triadic
#1A7799
Triadic
#991A77
Split comp.
#1A3799
Split comp.
#7B1A99

Tints & Shades of #77991A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#95C021
#AFDC32
#BEE359
#CEEA81
#DDF0A8
#ECF7CF

Shades

#698717
#587113
#4B6010
#3A4A0D
#2C390A
#1B2306

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77991A.

How #77991A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#77991A
Protanopia#94941B
Protanomaly#89961B
Deuteranopia#8F8F1F
Deuteranomaly#86931D
Tritanopia#829090
Tritanomaly#7E9473
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77991A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-77991a: #77991A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77991A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77991a': '#77991A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.600, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_77991a">#77991A</color>
SVG fillfill="#77991A"

More Green Colors

#77991A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#77991A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77991A?

#77991A is a dark green — rgb(119, 153, 26) in RGB and hsl(76, 71%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #77991A?

#77991A is rgb(119, 153, 26) — red 119, green 153, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77991A?

#77991A converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 83%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77991A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77991A scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77991A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77991A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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