What color is #77A794?

#77A794 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 #77A794?

The RGB value is 119, 167, 148: 119 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A794?

The complementary color is #A7778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A794 color

#77A794 rgb(119, 167, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A794 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 65.5% green and 58% blue (119, 167, 148).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#77A794 color codes

HEX	`#77A794`
RGB	`rgb(119, 167, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 65.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, -20.19, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 20.72, 166.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.77, 33.696, 33.105)`
Decimal	`7841684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A794, 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 #77A794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #77A794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a794; }
.text { color: #77a794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 167 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a794, #77a2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #77A794?: #77A794 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 #77A794?: The RGB value is 119, 167, 148: 119 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A794?: The complementary color is #A7778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.