#77A159

Closest named color: Dull Green (#74A662). oklch(66.1% 0.11 133.4), rgb(119, 161, 89).

Black text reads best on this color (7.02:1).

About this color

#77A159 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 133°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dull Green (#74A662), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.02:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dull Green (#74A662)
Black text	7.02:1
White text	2.98:1

Values

HEX	#77A159
RGB	rgb(119, 161, 89)
HSL	hsl(95, 29%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.1% 0.11 133.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #77A159	2.98:1	Fails	Lc -61.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #77A159	7.02:1	AAA	Lc 47.6	Large or bold text, headings
#77A159 text on white	2.98:1	Fails	Lc 56.4	Large or bold text, headings
#77A159 text on black	7.02:1	AAA	Lc -45.3	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE2

oklch(93.6% 0.015 132.5)
Step 200
200

#D1DECA

oklch(88.5% 0.03 134.4)
Step 300
300

#B3C9A5

oklch(81% 0.055 133.3)
Step 400
400

#8BAD75

oklch(70.8% 0.087 133.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#77A159

oklch(66.1% 0.11 133.4)
Step 600
600

#568233

oklch(55.6% 0.12 133.4)
Step 700
700

#466E25

oklch(49.2% 0.112 133.4)
Step 800
800

#3A5920

oklch(42.6% 0.092 133)
Step 900
900

#324A20

oklch(37.8% 0.072 133.4)
Step 950
950

#1D2B13

oklch(26.9% 0.046 133.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#77A159 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A69753	0.066
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A0945D	0.066
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#789C90	0.081
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.110