What color is #77A36D?

#77A36D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A36D?

The RGB value is 119, 163, 109: 119 red, 163 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A36D?

The complementary color is #996DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A36D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A36D color

#77A36D rgb(119, 163, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A36D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.9% green and 42.7% blue (119, 163, 109).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#77A36D color codes

HEX	`#77A36D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 163, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -25.53, 23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 34.64, 137.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.464, 31.22, 19.255)`
Decimal	`7840621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A36D, 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 #77A36D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A36D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #77A36D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a36d; }
.text { color: #77a36d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a36d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 163 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a36d, #6da37e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77A36D?: #77A36D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A36D?: The RGB value is 119, 163, 109: 119 red, 163 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A36D?: The complementary color is #996DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A36D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.