What color is #77916D?

#77916D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77916D?

The RGB value is 119, 145, 109: 119 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77916D?

The complementary color is #876D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77916D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77916D color

#77916D rgb(119, 145, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #77916D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.9% green and 42.7% blue (119, 145, 109).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#77916D color codes

HEX	`#77916D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 145, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -16.32, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 22.96, 135.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.493, 25.276, 18.264)`
Decimal	`7836013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77916D, 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 #77916D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77916D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #77916D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77916d; }
.text { color: #77916d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77916d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 145 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77916d, #6d9175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77916D?: #77916D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77916D?: The RGB value is 119, 145, 109: 119 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77916D?: The complementary color is #876D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77916D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.