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#77BB8E Color

#77BB8E is rgb(119, 187, 142) in RGB, hsl(140, 33%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 24%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77BB8E
HEX#77BB8E
RGBrgb(119, 187, 142)
HSLhsl(140, 33%, 60%)
HSVhsv(140, 36%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 24%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.095 154.4)
LABlab(70.43% -29.84 15.78)
LCHlch(70.43% 33.75 152.13)

What #77BB8E 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 #77BB8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.93Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.08Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.47Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.33Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.48

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

#77BB8E Channel Values

How #77BB8E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 33% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 36% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77BB8E 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77BB8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77BB8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77BB8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77BB8E
Complementary
#BB77A4
Analogous
#83BB77
Analogous
#77BBAF
Triadic
#8E77BB
Triadic
#BB8E77
Split comp.
#AF77BB
Split comp.
#BB7783

Tints & Shades of #77BB8E

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

#88C39C
#9DCDAD
#AED6BB
#C2E0CC
#D3E9DA
#E7F3EB

Shades

#5CAD77
#4B9564
#3E7A52
#305F40
#22442D
#15291B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77BB8E.

How #77BB8E 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#77BB8E
Protanopia#B2B28E
Protanomaly#9EB68E
Deuteranopia#A8A890
Deuteranomaly#97B08F
Tritanopia#7FB6B6
Tritanomaly#7CB8A8
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77BB8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77bb8e: #77BB8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77BB8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77bb8e': '#77BB8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.733, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_77bb8e">#77BB8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#77BB8E"

More Green Colors

#77BB8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77BB8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77BB8E?

#77BB8E is a light green — rgb(119, 187, 142) in RGB and hsl(140, 33%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #77BB8E?

#77BB8E is rgb(119, 187, 142) — red 119, green 187, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77BB8E?

#77BB8E converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 24%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77BB8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77BB8E scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77BB8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77BB8E 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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