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#77E4CB Color

#77E4CB is rgb(119, 228, 203) in RGB, hsl(166, 67%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 11%) 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 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77E4CB
HEX#77E4CB
RGBrgb(119, 228, 203)
HSLhsl(166, 67%, 68%)
HSVhsv(166, 48%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.108 176.7)
LABlab(83.62% -37.40 2.03)
LCHlch(83.62% 37.46 176.90)

What #77E4CB 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 #77E4CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.41Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.95Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.58Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.12Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.45Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.47

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

#77E4CB Channel Values

How #77E4CB 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 228 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 67% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 48% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77E4CB 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77E4CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77E4CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77E4CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77E4CB
Complementary
#E47790
Analogous
#77E494
Analogous
#77C7E4
Triadic
#CB77E4
Triadic
#E4CB77
Split comp.
#E477C7
Split comp.
#E49477

Tints & Shades of #77E4CB

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

#88E7D1
#9DECD9
#AEEFE0
#BFF2E6
#D0F6ED
#E5FAF5

Shades

#50DCBC
#2AD5AD
#23AF8E
#1A846B
#135E4C
#0B372D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77E4CB.

How #77E4CB 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#77E4CB
Protanopia#D6D6CB
Protanomaly#B8DCCB
Deuteranopia#C8C8CD
Deuteranomaly#AED4CC
Tritanopia#7EE1E1
Tritanomaly#7BE2D9
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77E4CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77e4cb: #77E4CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77E4CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77e4cb': '#77E4CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.894, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_77e4cb">#77E4CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#77E4CB"

More Green Colors

#77E4CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77E4CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77E4CB?

#77E4CB is a light green — rgb(119, 228, 203) in RGB and hsl(166, 67%, 68%) 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 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #77E4CB?

#77E4CB is rgb(119, 228, 203) — red 119, green 228, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77E4CB?

#77E4CB converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77E4CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77E4CB scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77E4CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77E4CB 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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