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#77CA85 Color

#77CA85 is rgb(119, 202, 133) in RGB, hsl(130, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 34%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), visibly different at ΔE 11.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77CA85
HEX#77CA85
RGBrgb(119, 202, 133)
HSLhsl(130, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(130, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.128 148.3)
LABlab(74.74% -37.38 26.30)
LCHlch(74.74% 45.70 144.88)

What #77CA85 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 #77CA85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.79Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.08Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.09Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.19Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.39Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.46

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

#77CA85 Channel Values

How #77CA85 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 202 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77CA85 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77CA85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77CA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77CA85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77CA85
Complementary
#CA77BC
Analogous
#93CA77
Analogous
#77CAAE
Triadic
#8577CA
Triadic
#CA8577
Split comp.
#AE77CA
Split comp.
#CA7793

Tints & Shades of #77CA85

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

#89D195
#9CD8A6
#AEE0B6
#C1E7C7
#D3EED7
#E5F5E8

Shades

#5ABF6B
#42A953
#368C44
#296A34
#1E4D26
#112C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77CA85.

How #77CA85 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#77CA85
Protanopia#BFBF85
Protanomaly#A7C485
Deuteranopia#B4B488
Deuteranomaly#9FBD87
Tritanopia#84C3C3
Tritanomaly#7FC6AE
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77CA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77ca85: #77CA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77CA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77ca85': '#77CA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.792, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_77ca85">#77CA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#77CA85"

More Green Colors

#77CA85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77CA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77CA85?

#77CA85 is a light green — rgb(119, 202, 133) in RGB and hsl(130, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.79.

What is the RGB value of #77CA85?

#77CA85 is rgb(119, 202, 133) — red 119, green 202, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77CA85?

#77CA85 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77CA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77CA85 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77CA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77CA85 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 13.08, which is visibly different.

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