What color is #77846A?

#77846A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77846A?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 106: 119 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77846A?

The complementary color is #776A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77846A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77846A color

#77846A rgb(119, 132, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #77846A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 41.6% blue (119, 132, 106).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#77846A color codes

HEX	`#77846A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, -9.82, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 15.87, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.46, 21.465, 16.803)`
Decimal	`7832682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77846A, 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 #77846A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77846A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #77846A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77846a; }
.text { color: #77846a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77846a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77846a, #6a846a); }

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Questions

What color is #77846A?: #77846A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77846A?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 106: 119 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77846A?: The complementary color is #776A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77846A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.