What color is #77C181?

#77C181 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77C181?

The RGB value is 119, 193, 129: 119 red, 193 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77C181?

The complementary color is #C177B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77C181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77C181 color

#77C181 rgb(119, 193, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #77C181 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 75.7% green and 50.6% blue (119, 193, 129).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#77C181 color codes

HEX	`#77C181`
RGB	`rgb(119, 193, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 75.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -36.44, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 44.29, 145.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.639, 43.645, 27.575)`
Decimal	`7848321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77C181, 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 #77C181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77C181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #77C181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77c181; }
.text { color: #77c181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77c181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 193 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77c181, #77c1a6); }

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Questions

What color is #77C181?: #77C181 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77C181?: The RGB value is 119, 193, 129: 119 red, 193 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77C181?: The complementary color is #C177B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77C181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.