Skip to content

#77CAAA Color

#77CAAA is rgb(119, 202, 170) in RGB, hsl(157, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 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 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77CAAA
HEX#77CAAA
RGBrgb(119, 202, 170)
HSLhsl(157, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(157, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.094 167.2)
LABlab(75.38% -32.04 7.71)
LCHlch(75.38% 32.96 166.47)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.71Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.04Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.01Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.01Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.81

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

#77CAAA Channel Values

How #77CAAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77CAAA 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #77CAAA

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

Base
#77CAAA
Complementary
#CA7797
Analogous
#77CA81
Analogous
#77C0CA
Triadic
#AA77CA
Triadic
#CAAA77
Split comp.
#CA77C0
Split comp.
#CA8177

Tints & Shades of #77CAAA

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

#89D1B6
#9CD8C1
#AEE0CD
#C1E7D8
#D3EEE4
#E5F5EF

Shades

#5ABF98
#42A981
#368C6B
#296A52
#1E4D3B
#112C22

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

How #77CAAA 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#77CAAA
Protanopia#BFBFAA
Protanomaly#A7C4AA
Deuteranopia#B4B4AC
Deuteranomaly#9FBDAB
Tritanopia#7EC6C6
Tritanomaly#7BC8BC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77CAAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77caaa: #77CAAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77CAAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77caaa': '#77CAAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.792, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_77caaa">#77CAAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#77CAAA"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#77CAAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77CAAA?

#77CAAA is a light green — rgb(119, 202, 170) in RGB and hsl(157, 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 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #77CAAA?

#77CAAA is rgb(119, 202, 170) — red 119, green 202, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77CAAA?

#77CAAA converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77CAAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77CAAA scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #77CAAA 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 5.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #77CAAA in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.