What color is #77AD6B?

#77AD6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77AD6B?

The RGB value is 119, 173, 107: 119 red, 173 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AD6B?

The complementary color is #A16BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AD6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AD6B color

#77AD6B rgb(119, 173, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #77AD6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 67.8% green and 42% blue (119, 173, 107).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#77AD6B color codes

HEX	`#77AD6B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 173, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 67.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 38%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -30.7, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 41.82, 137.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.204, 34.87, 19.31)`
Decimal	`7843179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AD6B, 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 #77AD6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AD6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #77AD6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ad6b; }
.text { color: #77ad6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ad6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 173 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ad6b, #6bad80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77AD6B?: #77AD6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77AD6B?: The RGB value is 119, 173, 107: 119 red, 173 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AD6B?: The complementary color is #A16BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AD6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.