What color is #77A772?

#77A772 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 #77A772?

The RGB value is 119, 167, 114: 119 red, 167 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A772?

The complementary color is #A272A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A772 color

#77A772 rgb(119, 167, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A772 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 65.5% green and 44.7% blue (119, 167, 114).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% 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 7.55:1).

#77A772 color codes

HEX	`#77A772`
RGB	`rgb(119, 167, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 65.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, -26.68, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 34.85, 139.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.463, 32.773, 20.953)`
Decimal	`7841650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A772, 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 #77A772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #77A772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a772; }
.text { color: #77a772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 167 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a772, #72a788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77A772?: #77A772 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 #77A772?: The RGB value is 119, 167, 114: 119 red, 167 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A772?: The complementary color is #A272A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.