What color is #77A38C?

#77A38C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A38C?

The RGB value is 119, 163, 140: 119 red, 163 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A38C?

The complementary color is #A3778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A38C color

#77A38C rgb(119, 163, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A38C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.9% green and 54.9% blue (119, 163, 140).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#77A38C color codes

HEX	`#77A38C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 163, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, -19.81, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 21.07, 160.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.437, 32.009, 29.644)`
Decimal	`7840652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A38C, 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 #77A38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #77A38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a38c; }
.text { color: #77a38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 163 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a38c, #77a3a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77A38C?: #77A38C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A38C?: The RGB value is 119, 163, 140: 119 red, 163 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A38C?: The complementary color is #A3778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.