What color is #77AA54?

#77AA54 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77AA54?

The RGB value is 119, 170, 84: 119 red, 170 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AA54?

The complementary color is #8754AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AA54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AA54 color

#77AA54 rgb(119, 170, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #77AA54 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 66.7% green and 32.9% blue (119, 170, 84).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#77AA54 color codes

HEX	`#77AA54`
RGB	`rgb(119, 170, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 66.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 51%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 51%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -32.42, 38.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 50.51, 129.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.582, 33.311, 13.573)`
Decimal	`7842388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AA54, 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 #77AA54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AA54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #77AA54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77aa54; }
.text { color: #77aa54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77aa54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 170 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77aa54, #54aa5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77AA54?: #77AA54 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77AA54?: The RGB value is 119, 170, 84: 119 red, 170 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AA54?: The complementary color is #8754AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AA54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.