What color is #77917D?

#77917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77917D?

The RGB value is 119, 145, 125: 119 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77917D?

The complementary color is #91778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77917D color

#77917D rgb(119, 145, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #77917D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (119, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#77917D color codes

HEX	`#77917D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -13.36, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 15.36, 150.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.434, 25.653, 23.22)`
Decimal	`7836029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77917D, 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 #77917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #77917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77917d; }
.text { color: #77917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77917d, #77918a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #77917D?: #77917D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77917D?: The RGB value is 119, 145, 125: 119 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77917D?: The complementary color is #91778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.