What color is #77AE69?

#77AE69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77AE69?

The RGB value is 119, 174, 105: 119 red, 174 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AE69?

The complementary color is #A069AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AE69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AE69 color

#77AE69 rgb(119, 174, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #77AE69 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 68.2% green and 41.2% blue (119, 174, 105).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#77AE69 color codes

HEX	`#77AE69`
RGB	`rgb(119, 174, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 68.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 40%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -31.47, 29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 43.35, 136.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.293, 35.213, 18.826)`
Decimal	`7843433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AE69, 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 #77AE69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AE69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #77AE69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ae69; }
.text { color: #77ae69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ae69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 174 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ae69, #69ae7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77AE69?: #77AE69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77AE69?: The RGB value is 119, 174, 105: 119 red, 174 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AE69?: The complementary color is #A069AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AE69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.