What color is #77AA00?

#77AA00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Green Envy?

The RGB value is 119, 170, 0: 119 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Green Envy?

The complementary color is #3300AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Green Envy color: hex code #77AA00

#77AA00 rgb(119, 170, 0)

Shades of green

Green Envy has the hex code #77AA00. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 66.7% green and 0% blue (119, 170, 0).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

Green Envy (#77AA00) color codes

HEX	`#77AA00`
RGB	`rgb(119, 170, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 66.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.89, -37.45, 65.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.89, 75.39, 119.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.983, 32.671, 5.148)`
Decimal	`7842304`
Short hex	`#7A0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Green Envy, 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 #77AA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	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 #77AA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77aa00; }
.text { color: #77aa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77aa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 170 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77aa00, #22aa00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #77AA00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #77AA00?: #77AA00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Green Envy?: The RGB value is 119, 170, 0: 119 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Green Envy?: The complementary color is #3300AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.