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#77CAB8 Color

#77CAB8 is rgb(119, 202, 184) in RGB, hsl(167, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 21%) 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 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77CAB8
HEX#77CAB8
RGBrgb(119, 202, 184)
HSLhsl(167, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(167, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.086 178.4)
LABlab(75.67% -29.68 0.65)
LCHlch(75.67% 29.69 178.74)

What #77CAB8 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 #77CAB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.88Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.85Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.02Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.81Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.97Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 12.73

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

#77CAB8 Channel Values

How #77CAB8 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 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77CAB8 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77CAB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77CAB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77CAB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77CAB8
Complementary
#CA7789
Analogous
#77CA8F
Analogous
#77B3CA
Triadic
#B877CA
Triadic
#CAB877
Split comp.
#CA77B3
Split comp.
#CA8F77

Tints & Shades of #77CAB8

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

#89D1C2
#9CD8CB
#AEE0D5
#C1E7DE
#D3EEE8
#E5F5F2

Shades

#5ABFA9
#42A993
#368C79
#296A5C
#1E4D43
#112C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77CAB8.

How #77CAB8 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#77CAB8
Protanopia#BFBFB8
Protanomaly#A7C4B8
Deuteranopia#B4B4BA
Deuteranomaly#9FBDB9
Tritanopia#7BC8C8
Tritanomaly#7AC9C2
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77CAB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77cab8: #77CAB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77CAB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77cab8': '#77CAB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.792, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_77cab8">#77CAB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#77CAB8"

More Green Colors

#77CAB8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77CAB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77CAB8?

#77CAB8 is a light green — rgb(119, 202, 184) in RGB and hsl(167, 44%, 63%) 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 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #77CAB8?

#77CAB8 is rgb(119, 202, 184) — red 119, green 202, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77CAB8?

#77CAB8 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77CAB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77CAB8 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77CAB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77CAB8 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 10.81, which is visibly different.

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