What color is #77846D?

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

What is the RGB value of #77846D?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 109: 119 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77846D?

The complementary color is #7A6D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77846D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77846D color

#77846D rgb(119, 132, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #77846D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 42.7% blue (119, 132, 109).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#77846D color codes

HEX	`#77846D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -9.28, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 14.27, 130.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.619, 21.528, 17.64)`
Decimal	`7832685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77846D, 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 #77846D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77846D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #77846D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77846d; }
.text { color: #77846d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77846d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77846d, #6d846e); }

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Questions

What color is #77846D?: #77846D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77846D?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 109: 119 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77846D?: The complementary color is #7A6D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77846D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.