What color is #77A39B?

#77A39B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A39B?

The RGB value is 119, 163, 155: 119 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A39B?

The complementary color is #A3777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A39B color

#77A39B rgb(119, 163, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #77A39B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 63.9% green and 60.8% blue (119, 163, 155).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#77A39B color codes

HEX	`#77A39B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 163, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 63.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, -16.57, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 16.58, 182.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.619, 32.482, 35.871)`
Decimal	`7840667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A39B, 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 #77A39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #77A39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a39b; }
.text { color: #77a39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 163 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a39b, #7795a3); }

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Questions

What color is #77A39B?: #77A39B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A39B?: The RGB value is 119, 163, 155: 119 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A39B?: The complementary color is #A3777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.