What color is #77A282?

#77A282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A282?

The RGB value is 119, 162, 130: 119 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A282?

The complementary color is #A27797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A282 color

#77A282 rgb(119, 162, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A282 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.5% green and 51% blue (119, 162, 130).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#77A282 color codes

HEX	`#77A282`
RGB	`rgb(119, 162, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, -21.3, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 24.45, 150.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.556, 31.373, 25.877)`
Decimal	`7840386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A282, 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 #77A282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #77A282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a282; }
.text { color: #77a282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 162 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a282, #77a298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77A282?: #77A282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A282?: The RGB value is 119, 162, 130: 119 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A282?: The complementary color is #A27797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.