What color is #77AF67?

#77AF67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77AF67?

The RGB value is 119, 175, 103: 119 red, 175 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77AF67?

The complementary color is #9F67AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77AF67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77AF67 color

#77AF67 rgb(119, 175, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #77AF67 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 68.6% green and 40.4% blue (119, 175, 103).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#77AF67 color codes

HEX	`#77AF67`
RGB	`rgb(119, 175, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 68.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, -32.24, 31.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 44.87, 135.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.385, 35.56, 18.356)`
Decimal	`7843687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77AF67, 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 #77AF67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77AF67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #77AF67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77af67; }
.text { color: #77af67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77af67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 175 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77af67, #67af7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #77AF67?: #77AF67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77AF67?: The RGB value is 119, 175, 103: 119 red, 175 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77AF67?: The complementary color is #9F67AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77AF67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.