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#77E042 Color

#77E042 is rgb(119, 224, 66) in RGB, hsl(100, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 71%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77E042
HEX#77E042
RGBrgb(119, 224, 66)
HSLhsl(100, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(100, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 71%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.215 137.2)
LABlab(80.67% -51.60 63.32)
LCHlch(80.67% 81.69 129.18)

What #77E042 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 #77E042, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.08Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.22Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 13.41Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 15.91Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 16.17French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 16.92

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

#77E042 Channel Values

How #77E042 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 224 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77E042 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77E042 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77E042

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77E042; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77E042
Complementary
#AC42E0
Analogous
#C6E042
Analogous
#42E05D
Triadic
#4277E0
Triadic
#E04277
Split comp.
#5D42E0
Split comp.
#E042C6

Tints & Shades of #77E042

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

#8AE55D
#9DE977
#B0ED91
#C0F1A7
#D3F5C2
#E6F9DC

Shades

#5FD723
#51B81E
#429518
#347613
#25530E
#173509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77E042.

How #77E042 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#77E042
Protanopia#D3D344
Protanomaly#B5D843
Deuteranopia#C5C54B
Deuteranomaly#ABD047
Tritanopia#8ED4D4
Tritanomaly#86D9AD
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77E042 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77e042: #77E042;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77E042;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77e042': '#77E042' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.878, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_77e042">#77E042</color>
SVG fillfill="#77E042"

More Green Colors

#77E042 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77E042 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77E042?

#77E042 is a mid-tone green — rgb(119, 224, 66) in RGB and hsl(100, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #77E042?

#77E042 is rgb(119, 224, 66) — red 119, green 224, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77E042?

#77E042 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 71%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77E042 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77E042 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77E042 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77E042 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.41, which is visibly different.

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