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#77C078 Color

#77C078 is rgb(119, 192, 120) in RGB, hsl(121, 37%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77C078
HEX#77C078
RGBrgb(119, 192, 120)
HSLhsl(121, 37%, 61%)
HSVhsv(121, 38%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.125 144.5)
LABlab(71.58% -34.84 28.87)
LCHlch(71.58% 45.24 140.36)

What #77C078 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 #77C078, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 8.98Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.28Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.99Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.67Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.82Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 14.61

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

#77C078 Channel Values

How #77C078 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 192 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 37% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 38% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77C078 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77C078 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77C078

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77C078; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77C078
Complementary
#C077BF
Analogous
#9AC077
Analogous
#77C09D
Triadic
#7877C0
Triadic
#C07877
Split comp.
#9D77C0
Split comp.
#C0779A

Tints & Shades of #77C078

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

#88C889
#9DD29E
#AFDAAF
#C0E2C1
#D2EAD2
#E7F4E7

Shades

#5BB35C
#489D4A
#3B813D
#2D622E
#204621
#132A14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77C078.

How #77C078 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#77C078
Protanopia#B6B678
Protanomaly#A1BA78
Deuteranopia#ACAC7B
Deuteranomaly#9AB47A
Tritanopia#83B9B9
Tritanomaly#7EBCA3
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77C078 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77c078: #77C078;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77C078;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77c078': '#77C078' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.753, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_77c078">#77C078</color>
SVG fillfill="#77C078"

More Green Colors

#77C078 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77C078 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77C078?

#77C078 is a light green — rgb(119, 192, 120) in RGB and hsl(121, 37%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.98.

What is the RGB value of #77C078?

#77C078 is rgb(119, 192, 120) — red 119, green 192, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77C078?

#77C078 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77C078 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77C078 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77C078 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77C078 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.82, which is visibly different.

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