What color is #77998A?

#77998A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77998A?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 138: 119 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77998A?

The complementary color is #997786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77998A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77998A color

#77998A rgb(119, 153, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #77998A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 54.1% blue (119, 153, 138).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#77998A color codes

HEX	`#77998A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.37, -14.99, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.37, 15.53, 164.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.585, 28.539, 28.306)`
Decimal	`7838090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77998A, 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 #77998A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77998A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #77998A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77998a; }
.text { color: #77998a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77998a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77998a, #779799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #77998A?: #77998A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77998A?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 138: 119 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77998A?: The complementary color is #997786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77998A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.