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#77BC01 Color

#77BC01 is rgb(119, 188, 1) in RGB, hsl(82, 99%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 99%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77BC01
HEX#77BC01
RGBrgb(119, 188, 1)
HSLhsl(82, 99%, 37%)
HSVhsv(82, 99%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 99%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.197 131)
LABlab(69.58% -40.10 68.17)
LCHlch(69.58% 79.09 120.47)

What #77BC01 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 #77BC01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#77BC01 Channel Values

How #77BC01 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 188 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 99% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 99% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77BC01 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #77BC01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77BC01; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #77BC01

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77BC01.

How #77BC01 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#77BC01
Protanopia#B3B306
Protanomaly#9EB604
Deuteranopia#A9A918
Deuteranomaly#98B111
Tritanopia#89B1B1
Tritanomaly#82B58C
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77BC01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77bc01: #77BC01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77BC01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77bc01': '#77BC01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.737, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_77bc01">#77BC01</color>
SVG fillfill="#77BC01"

More Green Colors

#77BC01 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#77BC01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77BC01?

#77BC01 is a dark green — rgb(119, 188, 1) in RGB and hsl(82, 99%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #77BC01?

#77BC01 is rgb(119, 188, 1) — red 119, green 188, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77BC01?

#77BC01 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 99%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77BC01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77BC01 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77BC01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77BC01 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.35, which is visibly different.

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