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#77C5A3 Color

#77C5A3 is rgb(119, 197, 163) in RGB, hsl(154, 40%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 17%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77C5A3
HEX#77C5A3
RGBrgb(119, 197, 163)
HSLhsl(154, 40%, 62%)
HSVhsv(154, 40%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 17%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.092 164.5)
LABlab(73.77% -31.01 9.19)
LCHlch(73.77% 32.34 163.50)

What #77C5A3 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 #77C5A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.1Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.91Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.67Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.95Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.85Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.44

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

#77C5A3 Channel Values

How #77C5A3 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 197 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 40% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 40% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77C5A3 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77C5A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77C5A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77C5A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77C5A3
Complementary
#C57799
Analogous
#77C57D
Analogous
#77C0C5
Triadic
#A377C5
Triadic
#C5A377
Split comp.
#C577C0
Split comp.
#C57D77

Tints & Shades of #77C5A3

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

#89CDAF
#9BD4BB
#ADDCC7
#C2E5D6
#D4EDE2
#E6F4EE

Shades

#5BB990
#45A179
#398463
#2C684E
#204B38
#122B20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77C5A3.

How #77C5A3 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#77C5A3
Protanopia#BBBBA3
Protanomaly#A4BFA3
Deuteranopia#B0B0A5
Deuteranomaly#9CB9A4
Tritanopia#7EC1C1
Tritanomaly#7BC3B6
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77C5A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77c5a3: #77C5A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77C5A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77c5a3': '#77C5A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.773, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_77c5a3">#77C5A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#77C5A3"

More Green Colors

#77C5A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#77C5A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77C5A3?

#77C5A3 is a light green — rgb(119, 197, 163) in RGB and hsl(154, 40%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #77C5A3?

#77C5A3 is rgb(119, 197, 163) — red 119, green 197, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77C5A3?

#77C5A3 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 17%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77C5A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77C5A3 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77C5A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77C5A3 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 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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