What color is #77B559?

#77B559 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 #77B559?

The RGB value is 119, 181, 89: 119 red, 181 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77B559?

The complementary color is #9759B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77B559?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77B559 color

#77B559 rgb(119, 181, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #77B559 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 71% green and 34.9% blue (119, 181, 89).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#77B559 color codes

HEX	`#77B559`
RGB	`rgb(119, 181, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 71%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 51%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, -36.87, 40.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 54.66, 132.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.934, 37.69, 15.358)`
Decimal	`7845209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77B559, 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 #77B559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77B559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #77B559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77b559; }
.text { color: #77b559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77b559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 181 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77b559, #59b569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #77B559?: #77B559 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 #77B559?: The RGB value is 119, 181, 89: 119 red, 181 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77B559?: The complementary color is #9759B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77B559?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.