What color is #77A261?

#77A261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A261?

The RGB value is 119, 162, 97: 119 red, 162 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A261?

The complementary color is #8C61A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A261 color

#77A261 rgb(119, 162, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A261 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.5% green and 38% blue (119, 162, 97).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#77A261 color codes

HEX	`#77A261`
RGB	`rgb(119, 162, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, -26.88, 29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 39.7, 132.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.685, 30.625, 16.023)`
Decimal	`7840353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A261, 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 #77A261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #77A261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a261; }
.text { color: #77a261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 162 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a261, #61a26b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77A261?: #77A261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A261?: The RGB value is 119, 162, 97: 119 red, 162 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A261?: The complementary color is #8C61A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.