What color is #77895C?

#77895C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77895C?

The RGB value is 119, 137, 92: 119 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77895C?

The complementary color is #6E5C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77895C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77895C color

#77895C rgb(119, 137, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #77895C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 53.7% green and 36.1% blue (119, 137, 92).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#77895C color codes

HEX	`#77895C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 137, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 53.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, -14.81, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 26.56, 123.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.485, 22.586, 13.509)`
Decimal	`7833948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77895C, 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 #77895C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77895C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #77895C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77895c; }
.text { color: #77895c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77895c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 137 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77895c, #60895c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77895C?: #77895C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77895C?: The RGB value is 119, 137, 92: 119 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77895C?: The complementary color is #6E5C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77895C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.