What color is #77918E?

#77918E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77918E?

The RGB value is 119, 145, 142: 119 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77918E?

The complementary color is #91777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77918E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77918E color

#77918E rgb(119, 145, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77918E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.9% green and 55.7% blue (119, 145, 142).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#77918E color codes

HEX	`#77918E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 145, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.16, -9.81, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.16, 9.92, 188.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.614, 26.125, 29.437)`
Decimal	`7836046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77918E, 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 #77918E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77918E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #77918E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77918e; }
.text { color: #77918e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77918e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 145 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77918e, #778791); }

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Questions

What color is #77918E?: #77918E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77918E?: The RGB value is 119, 145, 142: 119 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77918E?: The complementary color is #91777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77918E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.