What color is #77926F?

#77926F 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 #77926F?

The RGB value is 119, 146, 111: 119 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77926F?

The complementary color is #8A6F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77926F?

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.

#77926F color

#77926F rgb(119, 146, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #77926F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 57.3% green and 43.5% blue (119, 146, 111).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#77926F color codes

HEX	`#77926F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 146, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 57.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, -16.5, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 22.63, 136.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.755, 25.627, 18.889)`
Decimal	`7836271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77926F, 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 #77926F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77926F 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 #77926F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77926f; }
.text { color: #77926f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77926f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 146 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77926f, #6f9279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77926F?: #77926F 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 #77926F?: The RGB value is 119, 146, 111: 119 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77926F?: The complementary color is #8A6F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77926F?: 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.