What color is #777E59?

#777E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777E59?

The RGB value is 119, 126, 89: 119 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777E59?

The complementary color is #60597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777E59 color

#777E59 rgb(119, 126, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #777E59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.4% green and 34.9% blue (119, 126, 89).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#777E59 color codes

HEX	`#777E59`
RGB	`rgb(119, 126, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, -9.26, 19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 21.43, 115.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.872, 19.565, 12.337)`
Decimal	`7831129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777E59, 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 #777E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #777E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777e59; }
.text { color: #777e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 126 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777e59, #657e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777E59?: #777E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777E59?: The RGB value is 119, 126, 89: 119 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777E59?: The complementary color is #60597E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.