What color is #77946D?

#77946D 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 #77946D?

The RGB value is 119, 148, 109: 119 red, 148 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77946D?

The complementary color is #8A6D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77946D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77946D color

#77946D rgb(119, 148, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #77946D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58% green and 42.7% blue (119, 148, 109).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% 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 6.24:1).

#77946D color codes

HEX	`#77946D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 148, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, -17.9, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 24.94, 135.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.957, 26.205, 18.419)`
Decimal	`7836781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77946D, 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 #77946D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77946D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #77946D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77946d; }
.text { color: #77946d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77946d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 148 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77946d, #6d9477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77946D?: #77946D 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 #77946D?: The RGB value is 119, 148, 109: 119 red, 148 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77946D?: The complementary color is #8A6D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77946D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.