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#77CABB Color

#77CABB is rgb(119, 202, 187) in RGB, hsl(169, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77CABB
HEX#77CABB
RGBrgb(119, 202, 187)
HSLhsl(169, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(169, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.084 181.1)
LABlab(75.74% -29.15 -0.86)
LCHlch(75.74% 29.16 181.69)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.26Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.76Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.54Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.74Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 12.07Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.23

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

#77CABB Channel Values

How #77CABB 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 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77CABB 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 text10.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #77CABB

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

Base
#77CABB
Complementary
#CA7786
Analogous
#77CA91
Analogous
#77B0CA
Triadic
#BB77CA
Triadic
#CABB77
Split comp.
#CA77B0
Split comp.
#CA9177

Tints & Shades of #77CABB

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

#89D1C4
#9CD8CD
#AEE0D7
#C1E7E0
#D3EEE9
#E5F5F2

Shades

#5ABFAC
#42A996
#368C7C
#296A5F
#1E4D44
#112C27

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

How #77CABB 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#77CABB
Protanopia#BFBFBB
Protanomaly#A7C4BB
Deuteranopia#B4B4BD
Deuteranomaly#9FBDBC
Tritanopia#7BC8C8
Tritanomaly#79C9C3
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77CABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77cabb: #77CABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77CABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77cabb': '#77CABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.792, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_77cabb">#77CABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#77CABB"

More Green Colors

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

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#77CABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77CABB?

#77CABB is a light green — rgb(119, 202, 187) in RGB and hsl(169, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #77CABB?

#77CABB is rgb(119, 202, 187) — red 119, green 202, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77CABB?

#77CABB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77CABB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77CABB scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #77CABB 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 12.23, which is visibly different.

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