What color is #77AE87?

#77AE87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77AE87?

The RGB value is 119, 174, 135: 119 red, 174 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AE87?

The complementary color is #AE779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AE87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AE87 color

#77AE87 rgb(119, 174, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #77AE87 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 68.2% green and 52.9% blue (119, 174, 135).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#77AE87 color codes

HEX	`#77AE87`
RGB	`rgb(119, 174, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 68.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, -26.35, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 30.01, 151.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.115, 35.942, 28.426)`
Decimal	`7843463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AE87, 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 #77AE87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AE87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #77AE87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ae87; }
.text { color: #77ae87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ae87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 174 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ae87, #77aea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77AE87?: #77AE87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77AE87?: The RGB value is 119, 174, 135: 119 red, 174 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AE87?: The complementary color is #AE779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AE87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.