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#77DABE Color

#77DABE is rgb(119, 218, 190) in RGB, hsl(163, 57%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 15%) 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 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77DABE
HEX#77DABE
RGBrgb(119, 218, 190)
HSLhsl(163, 57%, 66%)
HSVhsv(163, 45%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.103 173.2)
LABlab(80.45% -35.49 4.32)
LCHlch(80.45% 35.75 173.06)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.82Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.44Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.01Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.9Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.55Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.78

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

#77DABE Channel Values

How #77DABE 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 218 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 57% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 45% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77DABE 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #77DABE

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

Base
#77DABE
Complementary
#DA7793
Analogous
#77DA8C
Analogous
#77C4DA
Triadic
#BE77DA
Triadic
#DABE77
Split comp.
#DA77C4
Split comp.
#DA8C77

Tints & Shades of #77DABE

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

#8BDFC7
#9BE4CF
#AFE9D9
#BFEDE0
#D3F3EA
#E3F7F2

Shades

#53D0AC
#35C099
#2B9C7C
#227C63
#185846
#0E3429

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

How #77DABE 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#77DABE
Protanopia#CDCDBE
Protanomaly#B1D3BE
Deuteranopia#C1C1C0
Deuteranomaly#A8CBBF
Tritanopia#7ED7D7
Tritanomaly#7BD8CD
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77DABE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77dabe: #77DABE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77DABE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77dabe': '#77DABE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.855, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_77dabe">#77DABE</color>
SVG fillfill="#77DABE"

More Green Colors

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

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#77DABE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77DABE?

#77DABE is a light green — rgb(119, 218, 190) in RGB and hsl(163, 57%, 66%) 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 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #77DABE?

#77DABE is rgb(119, 218, 190) — red 119, green 218, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77DABE?

#77DABE converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77DABE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77DABE scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #77DABE 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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