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#77EEAF Color

#77EEAF is rgb(119, 238, 175) in RGB, hsl(148, 78%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77EEAF
HEX#77EEAF
RGBrgb(119, 238, 175)
HSLhsl(148, 78%, 70%)
HSVhsv(148, 50%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.141 158.3)
LABlab(86.00% -45.88 19.85)
LCHlch(86.00% 49.99 156.61)

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

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

#77EEAF Channel Values

How #77EEAF 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 238 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 78% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 50% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77EEAF 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #77EEAF

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

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Tints & Shades of #77EEAF

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.

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

How #77EEAF 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#77EEAF
Protanopia#DFDFB0
Protanomaly#BFE5AF
Deuteranopia#D0D0B2
Deuteranomaly#B4DDB1
Tritanopia#86E7E7
Tritanomaly#80EAD3
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77EEAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77eeaf: #77EEAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77EEAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77eeaf': '#77EEAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.933, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_77eeaf">#77EEAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#77EEAF"

More Green Colors

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

#77EEAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77EEAF?

#77EEAF is a light green — rgb(119, 238, 175) in RGB and hsl(148, 78%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #77EEAF?

#77EEAF is rgb(119, 238, 175) — red 119, green 238, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77EEAF?

#77EEAF converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77EEAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #77EEAF scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #77EEAF 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 12.24, which is visibly different.

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