What color is #77816A?

#77816A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77816A?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 106: 119 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77816A?

The complementary color is #746A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77816A color

#77816A rgb(119, 129, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #77816A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (119, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#77816A color codes

HEX	`#77816A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, -8.15, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 13.89, 125.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.059, 20.663, 16.67)`
Decimal	`7831914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77816A, 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 #77816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #77816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77816a; }
.text { color: #77816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77816a, #6c816a); }

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Questions

What color is #77816A?: #77816A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77816A?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 106: 119 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77816A?: The complementary color is #746A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.