What color is #77826D?

#77826D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77826D?

The RGB value is 119, 130, 109: 119 red, 130 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77826D?

The complementary color is #786D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77826D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77826D color

#77826D rgb(119, 130, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77826D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51% green and 42.7% blue (119, 130, 109).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#77826D color codes

HEX	`#77826D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 130, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, -8.17, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 12.93, 129.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.35, 20.991, 17.55)`
Decimal	`7832173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77826D, 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 #77826D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77826D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #77826D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77826d; }
.text { color: #77826d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77826d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 130 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77826d, #6d826d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77826D?: #77826D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77826D?: The RGB value is 119, 130, 109: 119 red, 130 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77826D?: The complementary color is #786D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77826D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.