What color is #77835B?

#77835B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77835B?

The RGB value is 119, 131, 91: 119 red, 131 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77835B?

The complementary color is #675B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77835B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77835B color

#77835B rgb(119, 131, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #77835B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.4% green and 35.7% blue (119, 131, 91).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#77835B color codes

HEX	`#77835B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 131, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -11.72, 20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 23.37, 120.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.612, 20.91, 13.004)`
Decimal	`7832411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77835B, 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 #77835B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77835B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #77835B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77835b; }
.text { color: #77835b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77835b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 131 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77835b, #63835b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77835B?: #77835B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77835B?: The RGB value is 119, 131, 91: 119 red, 131 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77835B?: The complementary color is #675B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77835B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.