What color is #77813A?

#77813A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77813A?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 58: 119 red, 129 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77813A?

The complementary color is #443A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77813A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77813A color

#77813A rgb(119, 129, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #77813A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 22.7% blue (119, 129, 58).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#77813A color codes

HEX	`#77813A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 55%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, -14.7, 36.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 39.56, 111.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.222, 19.928, 6.994)`
Decimal	`7831866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77813A, 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 #77813A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77813A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #77813A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77813a; }
.text { color: #77813a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77813a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77813a, #53813a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #77813A?: #77813A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77813A?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 58: 119 red, 129 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77813A?: The complementary color is #443A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77813A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.