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Pastel Green

#77DD77
Conversions
HEX#77DD77
RGBrgb(119, 221, 119)
HSLhsl(120, 60%, 67%)
HSVhsv(120, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%)
Copy CSS
color: #77dd77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(119, 221, 119); /* hsl */ color: hsl(120, 60%, 67%);
Contrast
On whiteFail · 1.69 : 1
On ink blackPass · 11.29 : 1
Shades
Tints
Pairings

About Pastel Green

Pastel Green is the hex color #77DD77, which translates to rgb(119, 221, 119) in RGB and hsl(120, 60%, 67%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 120 degrees, with a saturation of 60 percent and a lightness of 67 percent. That combination puts Pastel Green in the workable middle of the green family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Pastel Green compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is lightgreen (#90EE90), a CIE76 distance of 8.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is green-300 (#7BF1A8), at a distance of 17.1. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Light Green at 8.4. Sorted by lightness, Pastel Green is number 28 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Pastel Green

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Pastel Green, led by Ink black at 11.29:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Pastel Green already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Pastel Green. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text colorRatioAA normalAA largeAAA normal
White #FFFFFF1.69:1FailFailFail
Ink black #0F0F1211.29:1PassPassPass
Mid grey #6B72802.85:1FailFailFail
Dark grey #3741516.08:1PassPassFail
Light grey #E5E7EB1.37:1FailFailFail

Building a palette around Pastel Green

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Pastel Green for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Pastel Green

FormatValue
HEX#77DD77
RGBrgb(119, 221, 119)
HSLhsl(120, 60%, 67%)
HSVhsv(120, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.18% 0.1688 143.83)
CIELABlab(80.16 -50.08 40.91)

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