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#77C09E Color

#77C09E is rgb(119, 192, 158) in RGB, hsl(152, 37%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 18%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77C09E
HEX#77C09E
RGBrgb(119, 192, 158)
HSLhsl(152, 37%, 61%)
HSVhsv(152, 38%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 18%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.089 163.1)
LABlab(72.21% -29.62 9.66)
LCHlch(72.21% 31.16 161.93)

What #77C09E 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 #77C09E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.89Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.98Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.36Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.02Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.06Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.53

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

#77C09E Channel Values

How #77C09E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 37% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 38% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77C09E 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77C09E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77C09E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77C09E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77C09E
Complementary
#C07799
Analogous
#77C079
Analogous
#77BEC0
Triadic
#9E77C0
Triadic
#C09E77
Split comp.
#C077BE
Split comp.
#C07977

Tints & Shades of #77C09E

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

#88C8AA
#9DD2B9
#AFDAC6
#C0E2D2
#D2EADF
#E7F4EE

Shades

#5BB38A
#489D76
#3B8161
#2D6249
#204634
#132A1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77C09E.

How #77C09E 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#77C09E
Protanopia#B6B69E
Protanomaly#A1BA9E
Deuteranopia#ACACA0
Deuteranomaly#9AB49F
Tritanopia#7EBCBC
Tritanomaly#7BBEB1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77C09E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77c09e: #77C09E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77C09E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77c09e': '#77C09E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.753, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_77c09e">#77C09E</color>
SVG fillfill="#77C09E"

More Green Colors

#77C09E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77C09E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77C09E?

#77C09E is a light green — rgb(119, 192, 158) in RGB and hsl(152, 37%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.89.

What is the RGB value of #77C09E?

#77C09E is rgb(119, 192, 158) — red 119, green 192, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77C09E?

#77C09E converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 18%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77C09E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77C09E scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77C09E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77C09E 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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