What color is #77946F?

#77946F 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 #77946F?

The RGB value is 119, 148, 111: 119 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77946F?

The complementary color is #8C6F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77946F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77946F color

#77946F rgb(119, 148, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #77946F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58% green and 43.5% blue (119, 148, 111).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#77946F color codes

HEX	`#77946F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 148, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -17.55, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 23.96, 137.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.066, 26.249, 18.993)`
Decimal	`7836783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77946F, 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 #77946F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77946F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #77946F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77946f; }
.text { color: #77946f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77946f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 148 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77946f, #6f947a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77946F?: #77946F 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 #77946F?: The RGB value is 119, 148, 111: 119 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77946F?: The complementary color is #8C6F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77946F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.