What color is #77968B?

#77968B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77968B?

The RGB value is 119, 150, 139: 119 red, 150 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77968B?

The complementary color is #967782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77968B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77968B color

#77968B rgb(119, 150, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #77968B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.8% green and 54.5% blue (119, 150, 139).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#77968B color codes

HEX	`#77968B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 150, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, -13.18, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 13.37, 170.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.173, 27.598, 28.527)`
Decimal	`7837323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77968B, 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 #77968B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77968B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #77968B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77968b; }
.text { color: #77968b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77968b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 150 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77968b, #779296); }

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Questions

What color is #77968B?: #77968B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77968B?: The RGB value is 119, 150, 139: 119 red, 150 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77968B?: The complementary color is #967782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77968B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.