What color is #77A570?

#77A570 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 #77A570?

The RGB value is 119, 165, 112: 119 red, 165 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A570?

The complementary color is #9E70A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A570?

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.

#77A570 color

#77A570 rgb(119, 165, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A570 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 64.7% green and 43.9% blue (119, 165, 112).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#77A570 color codes

HEX	`#77A570`
RGB	`rgb(119, 165, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 64.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, -26.03, 22.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 34.51, 138.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.987, 32.001, 20.239)`
Decimal	`7841136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A570, 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 #77A570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A570 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 #77A570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a570; }
.text { color: #77a570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 165 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a570, #70a584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77A570?: #77A570 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 #77A570?: The RGB value is 119, 165, 112: 119 red, 165 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A570?: The complementary color is #9E70A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A570?: 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.