What color is #77D5A1?

#77D5A1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77D5A1?

The RGB value is 119, 213, 161: 119 red, 213 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77D5A1?

The complementary color is #D577AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77D5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77D5A1 color

#77D5A1 rgb(119, 213, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #77D5A1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 83.5% green and 63.1% blue (119, 213, 161).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 53% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#77D5A1 color codes

HEX	`#77D5A1`
RGB	`rgb(119, 213, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 83.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 53%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 44%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, -39.57, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 43.13, 156.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.832, 54.081, 42.156)`
Decimal	`7853473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77D5A1, 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 #77D5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77D5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #77D5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77d5a1; }
.text { color: #77d5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77d5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 213 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77d5a1, #77d5d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77D5A1?: #77D5A1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77D5A1?: The RGB value is 119, 213, 161: 119 red, 213 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77D5A1?: The complementary color is #D577AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77D5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.