What color is #77907A?

#77907A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77907A?

The RGB value is 119, 144, 122: 119 red, 144 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77907A?

The complementary color is #90778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77907A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77907A color

#77907A rgb(119, 144, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #77907A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.5% green and 47.8% blue (119, 144, 122).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#77907A color codes

HEX	`#77907A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 144, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -13.41, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 16.02, 146.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.093, 25.273, 22.175)`
Decimal	`7835770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77907A, 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 #77907A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77907A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #77907A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77907a; }
.text { color: #77907a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77907a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 144 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77907a, #779087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #77907A?: #77907A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77907A?: The RGB value is 119, 144, 122: 119 red, 144 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77907A?: The complementary color is #90778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77907A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.