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#77DAC4 Color

#77DAC4 is rgb(119, 218, 196) in RGB, hsl(167, 57%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 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 5.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77DAC4
HEX#77DAC4
RGBrgb(119, 218, 196)
HSLhsl(167, 57%, 66%)
HSVhsv(167, 45%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.099 177.5)
LABlab(80.58% -34.45 1.33)
LCHlch(80.58% 34.48 177.78)

What #77DAC4 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 #77DAC4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.32Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.28Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.85Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.73Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.38Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.91

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

#77DAC4 Channel Values

How #77DAC4 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 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 57% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 45% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77DAC4 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 text12.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77DAC4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77DAC4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77DAC4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77DAC4
Complementary
#DA778C
Analogous
#77DA93
Analogous
#77BEDA
Triadic
#C477DA
Triadic
#DAC477
Split comp.
#DA77BE
Split comp.
#DA9377

Tints & Shades of #77DAC4

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

#8BDFCD
#9BE4D4
#AFE9DC
#BFEDE3
#D3F3EC
#E3F7F3

Shades

#53D0B5
#35C0A2
#2B9C84
#227C69
#18584A
#0E342C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77DAC4.

How #77DAC4 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#77DAC4
Protanopia#CDCDC4
Protanomaly#B1D3C4
Deuteranopia#C1C1C6
Deuteranomaly#A8CBC5
Tritanopia#7DD7D7
Tritanomaly#7AD8D0
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77DAC4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77dac4: #77DAC4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77DAC4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77dac4': '#77DAC4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.855, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_77dac4">#77DAC4</color>
SVG fillfill="#77DAC4"

More Green Colors

#77DAC4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77DAC4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77DAC4?

#77DAC4 is a light green — rgb(119, 218, 196) in RGB and hsl(167, 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 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #77DAC4?

#77DAC4 is rgb(119, 218, 196) — red 119, green 218, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77DAC4?

#77DAC4 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77DAC4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77DAC4 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77DAC4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77DAC4 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 8.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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