What color is #77968E?

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

What is the RGB value of #77968E?

The RGB value is 119, 150, 142: 119 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77968E?

The complementary color is #96777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77968E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77968E color

#77968E rgb(119, 150, 142)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.8% green and 55.7% blue (119, 150, 142).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#77968E color codes

HEX	`#77968E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 150, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -12.53, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 12.55, 177.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.395, 27.687, 29.697)`
Decimal	`7837326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77968E, 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 #77968E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77968E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #77968E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77968e; }
.text { color: #77968e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77968e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 150 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77968e, #778f96); }

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Questions

What color is #77968E?: #77968E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77968E?: The RGB value is 119, 150, 142: 119 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77968E?: The complementary color is #96777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77968E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.