What color is #77957C?

#77957C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77957C?

The RGB value is 119, 149, 124: 119 red, 149 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77957C?

The complementary color is #957790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77957C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77957C color

#77957C rgb(119, 149, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #77957C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.4% green and 48.6% blue (119, 149, 124).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#77957C color codes

HEX	`#77957C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 149, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.86, -15.69, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.86, 18.5, 148.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.992, 26.871, 23.093)`
Decimal	`7837052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77957C, 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 #77957C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77957C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #77957C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77957c; }
.text { color: #77957c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77957c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 149 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77957c, #77958b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #77957C?: #77957C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77957C?: The RGB value is 119, 149, 124: 119 red, 149 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77957C?: The complementary color is #957790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77957C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.