What color is #77CEA2?

#77CEA2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77CEA2?

The RGB value is 119, 206, 162: 119 red, 206 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77CEA2?

The complementary color is #CE77A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77CEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77CEA2 color

#77CEA2 rgb(119, 206, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #77CEA2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 80.8% green and 63.5% blue (119, 206, 162).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#77CEA2 color codes

HEX	`#77CEA2`
RGB	`rgb(119, 206, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 80.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.48, -36.19, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.48, 38.73, 159.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.198, 50.671, 42.048)`
Decimal	`7851682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77CEA2, 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 #77CEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77CEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #77CEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77cea2; }
.text { color: #77cea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77cea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 206 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77cea2, #77cecd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77CEA2?: #77CEA2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77CEA2?: The RGB value is 119, 206, 162: 119 red, 206 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77CEA2?: The complementary color is #CE77A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77CEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.