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#77BB81 Color

#77BB81 is rgb(119, 187, 129) in RGB, hsl(129, 33%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77BB81
HEX#77BB81
RGBrgb(119, 187, 129)
HSLhsl(129, 33%, 60%)
HSVhsv(129, 36%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.108 148)
LABlab(70.22% -31.61 22.40)
LCHlch(70.22% 38.74 144.69)

What #77BB81 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 #77BB81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.84Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.12Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.64Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.92Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.42Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.74

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

#77BB81 Channel Values

How #77BB81 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 187 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 33% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 36% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77BB81 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77BB81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77BB81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77BB81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77BB81
Complementary
#BB77B1
Analogous
#8FBB77
Analogous
#77BBA3
Triadic
#8177BB
Triadic
#BB8177
Split comp.
#A377BB
Split comp.
#BB778F

Tints & Shades of #77BB81

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

#88C391
#9DCDA4
#AED6B4
#C2E0C6
#D3E9D6
#E7F3E9

Shades

#5CAD68
#4B9556
#3E7A47
#305F37
#224427
#152918

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77BB81.

How #77BB81 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#77BB81
Protanopia#B2B281
Protanomaly#9EB681
Deuteranopia#A8A883
Deuteranomaly#97B082
Tritanopia#81B5B5
Tritanomaly#7DB7A3
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77BB81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77bb81: #77BB81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77BB81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77bb81': '#77BB81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.733, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_77bb81">#77BB81</color>
SVG fillfill="#77BB81"

More Green Colors

#77BB81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77BB81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77BB81?

#77BB81 is a light green — rgb(119, 187, 129) in RGB and hsl(129, 33%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #77BB81?

#77BB81 is rgb(119, 187, 129) — red 119, green 187, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77BB81?

#77BB81 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77BB81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77BB81 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77BB81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77BB81 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.64, which is visibly different.

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