What color is #77AF4C?

#77AF4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77AF4C?

The RGB value is 119, 175, 76: 119 red, 175 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AF4C?

The complementary color is #844CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AF4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AF4C color

#77AF4C rgb(119, 175, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #77AF4C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 68.6% green and 29.8% blue (119, 175, 76).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 39% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#77AF4C color codes

HEX	`#77AF4C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 175, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 68.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 39%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 57%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.83, -35.62, 44.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.83, 56.86, 128.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.242, 35.103, 12.334)`
Decimal	`7843660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AF4C, 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 #77AF4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AF4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #77AF4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77af4c; }
.text { color: #77af4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77af4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 175 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77af4c, #4caf53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77AF4C?: #77AF4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77AF4C?: The RGB value is 119, 175, 76: 119 red, 175 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AF4C?: The complementary color is #844CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AF4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.