What color is #77824A?

#77824A is a desaturated yellow-green known as Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grasshopper?

The RGB value is 119, 130, 74: 119 red, 130 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grasshopper?

The complementary color is #554A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77824A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grasshopper color: hex code #77824A

#77824A rgb(119, 130, 74)

Shades of green

Grasshopper has the hex code #77824A. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51% green and 29% blue (119, 130, 74).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

Grasshopper (#77824A) color codes

HEX	`#77824A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 130, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 43%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, -13.5, 28.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 31.91, 115.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.826, 20.382, 9.525)`
Decimal	`7832138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grasshopper, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #77824A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77824A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #77824A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77824a; }
.text { color: #77824a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77824a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 130 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77824a, #5b824a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #77824A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #77824A?: #77824A is a desaturated yellow-green known as Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grasshopper?: The RGB value is 119, 130, 74: 119 red, 130 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grasshopper?: The complementary color is #554A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77824A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.