What color is #77A470?

#77A470 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 #77A470?

The RGB value is 119, 164, 112: 119 red, 164 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A470?

The complementary color is #9D70A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A470 color

#77A470 rgb(119, 164, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A470 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 64.3% green and 43.9% blue (119, 164, 112).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% 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 7.33:1).

#77A470 color codes

HEX	`#77A470`
RGB	`rgb(119, 164, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 64.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 32%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, -25.53, 22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 33.87, 138.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.807, 31.642, 20.179)`
Decimal	`7840880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A470, 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 #77A470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #77A470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a470; }
.text { color: #77a470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 164 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a470, #70a483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77A470?: #77A470 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 #77A470?: The RGB value is 119, 164, 112: 119 red, 164 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A470?: The complementary color is #9D70A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.