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#77CF9D Color

#77CF9D is rgb(119, 207, 157) in RGB, hsl(146, 48%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 24%, 19%) 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 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77CF9D
HEX#77CF9D
RGBrgb(119, 207, 157)
HSLhsl(146, 48%, 64%)
HSVhsv(146, 43%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 24%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.112 157.6)
LABlab(76.61% -36.16 16.30)
LCHlch(76.61% 39.66 155.74)

What #77CF9D 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 #77CF9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.68Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.9Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.38Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.39Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.55Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.69

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

#77CF9D Channel Values

How #77CF9D 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 207 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 48% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 43% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77CF9D 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77CF9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77CF9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77CF9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77CF9D
Complementary
#CF77A9
Analogous
#7DCF77
Analogous
#77CFC9
Triadic
#9D77CF
Triadic
#CF9D77
Split comp.
#C977CF
Split comp.
#CF777D

Tints & Shades of #77CF9D

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

#8AD6AB
#9DDDB8
#B0E3C6
#BFE8D1
#D2EFDE
#E5F6EC

Shades

#55C385
#3EB170
#328F5B
#287148
#1C4F32
#11311F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77CF9D.

How #77CF9D 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#77CF9D
Protanopia#C4C49D
Protanomaly#AAC89D
Deuteranopia#B8B8A0
Deuteranomaly#A2C29F
Tritanopia#81CACA
Tritanomaly#7DCCB9
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77CF9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77cf9d: #77CF9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77CF9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77cf9d': '#77CF9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.812, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_77cf9d">#77CF9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#77CF9D"

More Green Colors

#77CF9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77CF9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77CF9D?

#77CF9D is a light green — rgb(119, 207, 157) in RGB and hsl(146, 48%, 64%) 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 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #77CF9D?

#77CF9D is rgb(119, 207, 157) — red 119, green 207, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77CF9D?

#77CF9D converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 24%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77CF9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77CF9D scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77CF9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77CF9D 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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