What color is #77856E?

#77856E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77856E?

The RGB value is 119, 133, 110: 119 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77856E?

The complementary color is #7C6E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77856E color

#77856E rgb(119, 133, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #77856E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (119, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#77856E color codes

HEX	`#77856E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.84, -9.66, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.84, 14.42, 132.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.809, 21.823, 17.97)`
Decimal	`7832942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77856E, 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 #77856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #77856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77856e; }
.text { color: #77856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77856e, #6e8571); }

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Questions

What color is #77856E?: #77856E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77856E?: The RGB value is 119, 133, 110: 119 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77856E?: The complementary color is #7C6E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.