What color is #77B969?

#77B969 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77B969?

The RGB value is 119, 185, 105: 119 red, 185 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77B969?

The complementary color is #AB69B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77B969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77B969 color

#77B969 rgb(119, 185, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #77B969 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 72.5% green and 41.2% blue (119, 185, 105).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 36% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#77B969 color codes

HEX	`#77B969`
RGB	`rgb(119, 185, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 72.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 36%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, -36.57, 34.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 49.97, 137.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.506, 39.638, 19.564)`
Decimal	`7846249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77B969, 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 #77B969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77B969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #77B969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77b969; }
.text { color: #77b969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77b969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 185 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77b969, #69b983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #77B969?: #77B969 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77B969?: The RGB value is 119, 185, 105: 119 red, 185 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77B969?: The complementary color is #AB69B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77B969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.