What color is #77A891?

#77A891 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 #77A891?

The RGB value is 119, 168, 145: 119 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77A891?

The complementary color is #A8778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77A891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77A891 color

#77A891 rgb(119, 168, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #77A891 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 65.9% green and 56.9% blue (119, 168, 145).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% 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 7.79:1).

#77A891 color codes

HEX	`#77A891`
RGB	`rgb(119, 168, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 65.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, -21.33, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 22.35, 162.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.72, 33.97, 31.932)`
Decimal	`7841937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77A891, 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 #77A891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77A891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #77A891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77a891; }
.text { color: #77a891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77a891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 168 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77a891, #77a6a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77A891?: #77A891 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 #77A891?: The RGB value is 119, 168, 145: 119 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77A891?: The complementary color is #A8778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77A891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.