What color is #77977F?

#77977F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77977F?

The RGB value is 119, 151, 127: 119 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77977F?

The complementary color is #97778F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77977F?

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.

#77977F color

#77977F rgb(119, 151, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #77977F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.2% green and 49.8% blue (119, 151, 127).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#77977F color codes

HEX	`#77977F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 151, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, -16.17, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 18.52, 150.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.504, 27.587, 24.214)`
Decimal	`7837567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77977F, 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 #77977F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77977F 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 #77977F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77977f; }
.text { color: #77977f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77977f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 151 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77977f, #77978f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #77977F?: #77977F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77977F?: The RGB value is 119, 151, 127: 119 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77977F?: The complementary color is #97778F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77977F?: 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.