What color is #77938A?

#77938A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77938A?

The RGB value is 119, 147, 138: 119 red, 147 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77938A?

The complementary color is #937780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77938A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77938A color

#77938A rgb(119, 147, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77938A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 57.6% green and 54.1% blue (119, 147, 138).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#77938A color codes

HEX	`#77938A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 147, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 57.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, -11.77, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 11.86, 172.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.628, 26.624, 27.987)`
Decimal	`7836554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77938A, 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 #77938A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77938A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #77938A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77938a; }
.text { color: #77938a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77938a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 147 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77938a, #778e93); }

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Questions

What color is #77938A?: #77938A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77938A?: The RGB value is 119, 147, 138: 119 red, 147 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77938A?: The complementary color is #937780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77938A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.