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#77A700

#77a700 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#77a700 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 65.49% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 77.25°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3156

Complementary

  1. #77a700
  2. #3000a7

Split complementary

  1. #77a700
  2. #0023a7
  3. #8400a7

Analogous

  1. #a78400
  2. #77a700
  3. #23a700

Triadic

  1. #77a700
  2. #0077a7
  3. #a70077

Tetradic

  1. #77a700
  2. #00a730
  3. #3000a7
  4. #a70077

Square

  1. #77a700
  2. #00a784
  3. #3000a7
  4. #a70023

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1400
  2. #405b00
  3. #77a700
  4. #aef400
  5. #c8ff41

Shades

#77a700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77a700
  2. #6b9600
  3. #5f8600
  4. #537500
  5. #476400
  6. #3c5400
  7. #304300
  8. #243200
  9. #182100
  10. #0c1100
  11. #000000

Tints

#77a700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77a700
  2. #85b01a
  3. #92b933
  4. #a0c14d
  5. #adca66
  6. #bbd380
  7. #c9dc99
  8. #d6e5b3
  9. #e4edcc
  10. #f1f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77a700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77a700
  2. #78a30d
  3. #799f1a
  4. #7a9b26
  5. #7b9733
  6. #7c9440
  7. #7c904d
  8. #7d8c5a
  9. #7e8866
  10. #7f8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c9e78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c9f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7aa270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77a700 {
  color: #77a700;
}
Background
.bg-77a700 {
  background-color: #77a700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77a700 {
  border: 2px solid #77a700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77a700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 167 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77a700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77a700, #23a700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77a700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 167 0 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.60 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.54 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.41 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.90 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.25 #8858ff Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#77a700  rgb(119, 167, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#3000a7  rgb(48, 0, 167)  hsl(257, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0077a7  rgb(0, 119, 167)  hsl(197, 100%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a70077  rgb(167, 0, 119)  hsl(317, 100%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam