What color is #77A77C?

#77A77C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77A77C?

The RGB value is 119, 167, 124: 119 red, 167 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A77C?

The complementary color is #A777A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A77C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A77C color

#77A77C rgb(119, 167, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A77C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 65.5% green and 48.6% blue (119, 167, 124).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#77A77C color codes

HEX	`#77A77C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 167, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 65.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, -24.94, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 30.31, 145.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.063, 33.014, 24.117)`
Decimal	`7841660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A77C, 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 #77A77C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A77C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #77A77C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a77c; }
.text { color: #77a77c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a77c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 167 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a77c, #77a794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77A77C?: #77A77C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77A77C?: The RGB value is 119, 167, 124: 119 red, 167 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A77C?: The complementary color is #A777A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A77C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.