What color is #77A08C?

#77A08C 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 #77A08C?

The RGB value is 119, 160, 140: 119 red, 160 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A08C?

The complementary color is #A0778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A08C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A08C color

#77A08C rgb(119, 160, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A08C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62.7% green and 54.9% blue (119, 160, 140).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#77A08C color codes

HEX	`#77A08C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 160, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -18.26, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 19.19, 162.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.911, 30.956, 29.468)`
Decimal	`7839884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A08C, 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 #77A08C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A08C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #77A08C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a08c; }
.text { color: #77a08c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a08c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 160 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a08c, #77a0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #77A08C?: #77A08C 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 #77A08C?: The RGB value is 119, 160, 140: 119 red, 160 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A08C?: The complementary color is #A0778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A08C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.