What color is #77854A?

#77854A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77854A?

The RGB value is 119, 133, 74: 119 red, 133 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77854A?

The complementary color is #584A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77854A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77854A color

#77854A rgb(119, 133, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #77854A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.2% green and 29% blue (119, 133, 74).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#77854A color codes

HEX	`#77854A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 133, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -15.11, 30.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 33.63, 116.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.231, 21.191, 9.66)`
Decimal	`7832906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77854A, 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 #77854A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77854A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #77854A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77854a; }
.text { color: #77854a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77854a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 133 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77854a, #59854a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77854A?: #77854A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77854A?: The RGB value is 119, 133, 74: 119 red, 133 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77854A?: The complementary color is #584A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77854A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.