What color is #77DD77?

#77DD77 is a light, moderate green known as Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Green?

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

What is the complementary color of Pastel Green?

The complementary color is #DD77DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77DD77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Green color: hex code #77DD77

#77DD77 rgb(119, 221, 119)

Shades of green

Pastel Green has the hex code #77DD77. It is a light, moderate green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 60% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

Pastel Green (#77DD77) color codes

HEX	`#77DD77`
RGB	`rgb(119, 221, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 86.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 60%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -50.08, 40.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 64.67, 140.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.792, 56.964, 26.506)`
Decimal	`7855479`
Short hex	`#7D7`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Green, 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 #77DD77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77DD77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #77DD77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77dd77; }
.text { color: #77dd77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77dd77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 221 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77dd77, #77ddaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #77DD77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #77DD77?: #77DD77 is a light, moderate green known as Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Green?: The RGB value is 119, 221, 119: 119 red, 221 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Green?: The complementary color is #DD77DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77DD77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.