What color is #77DD22?

#77DD22 is a moderate green known as King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of King Lizard?

The RGB value is 119, 221, 34: 119 red, 221 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of King Lizard?

The complementary color is #8822DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77DD22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

King Lizard color: hex code #77DD22

#77DD22 rgb(119, 221, 34)

Shades of green

King Lizard has the hex code #77DD22. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 86.7% green and 13.3% blue (119, 221, 34).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

King Lizard (#77DD22) color codes

HEX	`#77DD22`
RGB	`rgb(119, 221, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 86.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 85%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 85%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, -57.44, 72.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 92.81, 128.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.752, 55.748, 10.495)`
Decimal	`7855394`
Short hex	`#7D2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with King Lizard, 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 #77DD22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77DD22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #77DD22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77dd22; }
.text { color: #77dd22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77dd22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 221 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77dd22, #22dd2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #77DD22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #77DD22?: #77DD22 is a moderate green known as King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of King Lizard?: The RGB value is 119, 221, 34: 119 red, 221 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of King Lizard?: The complementary color is #8822DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77DD22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.