What color is #77B38F?

#77B38F 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 #77B38F?

The RGB value is 119, 179, 143: 119 red, 179 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77B38F?

The complementary color is #B3779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77B38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77B38F color

#77B38F rgb(119, 179, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #77B38F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 70.2% green and 56.1% blue (119, 179, 143).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#77B38F color codes

HEX	`#77B38F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 179, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 70.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -27.23, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 29.89, 155.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.684, 38.144, 31.832)`
Decimal	`7844751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77B38F, 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 #77B38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77B38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #77B38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77b38f; }
.text { color: #77b38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77b38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 179 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77b38f, #77b3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #77B38F?: #77B38F 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 #77B38F?: The RGB value is 119, 179, 143: 119 red, 179 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77B38F?: The complementary color is #B3779B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77B38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.