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#77CA9A Color

#77CA9A is rgb(119, 202, 154) in RGB, hsl(145, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 21%) 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 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77CA9A
HEX#77CA9A
RGBrgb(119, 202, 154)
HSLhsl(145, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(145, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.107 157.3)
LABlab(75.08% -34.51 15.78)
LCHlch(75.08% 37.95 155.43)

What #77CA9A 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 #77CA9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.6Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.31Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.44Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.46Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.03Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.63

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

#77CA9A Channel Values

How #77CA9A 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 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77CA9A 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77CA9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77CA9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77CA9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77CA9A
Complementary
#CA77A8
Analogous
#7ECA77
Analogous
#77CAC3
Triadic
#9A77CA
Triadic
#CA9A77
Split comp.
#C377CA
Split comp.
#CA777E

Tints & Shades of #77CA9A

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

#89D1A7
#9CD8B5
#AEE0C3
#C1E7D0
#D3EEDE
#E5F5EC

Shades

#5ABF84
#42A96D
#368C5A
#296A45
#1E4D32
#112C1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77CA9A.

How #77CA9A 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#77CA9A
Protanopia#BFBF9A
Protanomaly#A7C49A
Deuteranopia#B4B49C
Deuteranomaly#9FBD9B
Tritanopia#81C5C5
Tritanomaly#7DC7B5
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77CA9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77ca9a: #77CA9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77CA9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77ca9a': '#77CA9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.792, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_77ca9a">#77CA9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#77CA9A"

More Green Colors

#77CA9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#77CA9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77CA9A?

#77CA9A is a light green — rgb(119, 202, 154) in RGB and hsl(145, 44%, 63%) 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 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #77CA9A?

#77CA9A is rgb(119, 202, 154) — red 119, green 202, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77CA9A?

#77CA9A converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77CA9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77CA9A scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77CA9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77CA9A 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 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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