What color is #77A200?

#77A200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A200?

The RGB value is 119, 162, 0: 119 red, 162 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A200?

The complementary color is #2B00A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A200 color

#77A200 rgb(119, 162, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.5% green and 0% blue (119, 162, 0).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Green Envy (#77AA00), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#77A200 color codes

HEX	`#77A200`
RGB	`rgb(119, 162, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -33.84, 63.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 72, 118.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.528, 29.762, 4.663)`
Decimal	`7840256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A200, 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 #77A200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77A200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #77A200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a200; }
.text { color: #77a200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 162 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a200, #26a200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #77A200?: #77A200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A200?: The RGB value is 119, 162, 0: 119 red, 162 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A200?: The complementary color is #2B00A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.