Pastel Green (#77DD77)

The hex code for Pastel Green is #77DD77. It is rgb(119, 221, 119) in RGB, hsl(120, 60%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%) in CMYK — a light green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77DD77

HEX#77DD77

RGBrgb(119, 221, 119)

HSLhsl(120, 60%, 67%)

HSVhsv(120, 46%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.169 143.8)

LABlab(80.21% -46.43 40.25)

LCHlch(80.21% 61.45 139.08)

Colors Closest to Pastel Green

Pastel Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.21 Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.89 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.95 Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.04 Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.76 Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.32

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

#77DD77 Channel Values

How Pastel Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 119 · G 221 · B 119	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 60% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 46% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 46% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.69:1 vs white · 12.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pastel Green 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.

TextWhite text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Pastel Green

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Pastel Green

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

Shades

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How Pastel Green 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#77DD77

Protanopia#D0D078

Protanomaly#B3D577

Deuteranopia#C3C37B

Deuteranomaly#AACE7A

Tritanopia#8AD4D4

Tritanomaly#83D7B6

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #77DD77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--pastel-green: #77DD77;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77DD77;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pastel-green': '#77DD77' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.867, blue: 0.467)

Android XML<color name="pastel_green">#77DD77</color>

SVG fillfill="#77DD77"

More Green Colors

Pastel Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

78d3b5 74c365 7ba05b 73ab73 7bb661 729825 7bf1a8 728639 7cca92 71d09a 7ccf00 718e3e 96c8a2 a6fca6 bee9d1 d6ebad fdfff5 007f66 00db6e 0d542b 20483f 33cc99 47ff47 5f7e20

#77DD77 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pastel Green?

The hex code for Pastel Green is #77DD77. That is rgb(119, 221, 119) in RGB, hsl(120, 60%, 67%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #77DD77?

#77DD77 is rgb(119, 221, 119) — red 119, green 221, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77DD77?

#77DD77 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77DD77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77DD77 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77DD77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77DD77 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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