What color is #77A695?

#77A695 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A695?

The RGB value is 119, 166, 149: 119 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A695?

The complementary color is #A67788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A695 color

#77A695 rgb(119, 166, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A695 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (119, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#77A695 color codes

HEX	`#77A695`
RGB	`rgb(119, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -19.46, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 19.81, 169.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.667, 33.363, 33.463)`
Decimal	`7841429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A695, 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 #77A695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #77A695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a695; }
.text { color: #77a695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a695, #77a0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #77A695?: #77A695 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A695?: The RGB value is 119, 166, 149: 119 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A695?: The complementary color is #A67788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.