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#7BCA77 Color

#7BCA77 is rgb(123, 202, 119) in RGB, hsl(117, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 41%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BCA77
HEX#7BCA77
RGBrgb(123, 202, 119)
HSLhsl(117, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(117, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 41%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.139 143)
LABlab(74.74% -37.81 33.47)
LCHlch(74.74% 50.49 138.48)

What #7BCA77 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 #7BCA77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 6.26Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.28Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.05Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.55Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.26Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.28

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

#7BCA77 Channel Values

How #7BCA77 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 123 · G 202 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BCA77 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BCA77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BCA77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BCA77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BCA77
Complementary
#C677CA
Analogous
#A5CA77
Analogous
#77CA9C
Triadic
#777BCA
Triadic
#CA777B
Split comp.
#9C77CA
Split comp.
#CA77A5

Tints & Shades of #7BCA77

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

#8DD189
#9FD89C
#B1E0AE
#C2E7C1
#D4EED3
#E6F5E5

Shades

#5FBF5A
#47A942
#3B8C36
#2D6A29
#204D1E
#122C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BCA77.

How #7BCA77 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#7BCA77
Protanopia#BFBF78
Protanomaly#A8C477
Deuteranopia#B5B57A
Deuteranomaly#A1BE79
Tritanopia#89C2C2
Tritanomaly#84C5A9
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BCA77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bca77: #7BCA77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BCA77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bca77': '#7BCA77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.792, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_7bca77">#7BCA77</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BCA77"

More Green Colors

#7BCA77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BCA77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BCA77?

#7BCA77 is a light green — rgb(123, 202, 119) in RGB and hsl(117, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #7BCA77?

#7BCA77 is rgb(123, 202, 119) — red 123, green 202, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BCA77?

#7BCA77 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 41%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BCA77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BCA77 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BCA77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BCA77 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 13.28, which is visibly different.

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