What color is #77955A?

#77955A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77955A?

The RGB value is 119, 149, 90: 119 red, 149 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77955A?

The complementary color is #785A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77955A?

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.

#77955A color

#77955A rgb(119, 149, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #77955A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.4% green and 35.3% blue (119, 149, 90).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#77955A color codes

HEX	`#77955A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 149, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -21.37, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 35.06, 127.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.2, 26.155, 13.655)`
Decimal	`7837018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77955A, 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 #77955A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77955A 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 #77955A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77955a; }
.text { color: #77955a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77955a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 149 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77955a, #5a955a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #77955A?: #77955A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77955A?: The RGB value is 119, 149, 90: 119 red, 149 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77955A?: The complementary color is #785A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77955A?: 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.