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#77C5AA Color

#77C5AA is rgb(119, 197, 170) in RGB, hsl(159, 40%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 14%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77C5AA
HEX#77C5AA
RGBrgb(119, 197, 170)
HSLhsl(159, 40%, 62%)
HSVhsv(159, 40%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 14%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.087 169.8)
LABlab(73.91% -29.88 5.64)
LCHlch(73.91% 30.40 169.32)

What #77C5AA 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 #77C5AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.04Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.34Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.83Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.91Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.16Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.24

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

#77C5AA Channel Values

How #77C5AA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 40% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 40% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77C5AA 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77C5AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77C5AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77C5AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77C5AA
Complementary
#C57792
Analogous
#77C583
Analogous
#77B9C5
Triadic
#AA77C5
Triadic
#C5AA77
Split comp.
#C577B9
Split comp.
#C58377

Tints & Shades of #77C5AA

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

#89CDB5
#9BD4C0
#ADDCCB
#C2E5D9
#D4EDE4
#E6F4EF

Shades

#5BB998
#45A181
#39846A
#2C6853
#204B3C
#122B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77C5AA.

How #77C5AA 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#77C5AA
Protanopia#BBBBAA
Protanomaly#A4BFAA
Deuteranopia#B0B0AC
Deuteranomaly#9CB9AB
Tritanopia#7DC2C2
Tritanomaly#7BC3B9
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77C5AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77c5aa: #77C5AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77C5AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77c5aa': '#77C5AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.773, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_77c5aa">#77C5AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#77C5AA"

More Green Colors

#77C5AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77C5AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77C5AA?

#77C5AA is a light green — rgb(119, 197, 170) in RGB and hsl(159, 40%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #77C5AA?

#77C5AA is rgb(119, 197, 170) — red 119, green 197, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77C5AA?

#77C5AA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 14%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77C5AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77C5AA scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77C5AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77C5AA 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 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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