What color is #77CE77?

#77CE77 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77CE77?

The RGB value is 119, 206, 119: 119 red, 206 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77CE77?

The complementary color is #CE77CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77CE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77CE77 color

#77CE77 rgb(119, 206, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #77CE77 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 80.8% green and 46.7% blue (119, 206, 119).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#77CE77 color codes

HEX	`#77CE77`
RGB	`rgb(119, 206, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 80.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -43.79, 35.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 56.21, 141.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.007, 49.394, 25.244)`
Decimal	`7851639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77CE77, 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 #77CE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77CE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #77CE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ce77; }
.text { color: #77ce77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ce77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 206 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ce77, #77cea3); }

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Questions

What color is #77CE77?: #77CE77 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77CE77?: The RGB value is 119, 206, 119: 119 red, 206 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77CE77?: The complementary color is #CE77CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77CE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.