What color is #77DD11?

#77DD11 is a vivid green, closest to the named color King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77DD11?

The RGB value is 119, 221, 17: 119 red, 221 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77DD11?

The complementary color is #7711DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77DD11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77DD11 color

#77DD11 rgb(119, 221, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #77DD11 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 86.7% green and 6.7% blue (119, 221, 17).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is King Lizard (#77DD22), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#77DD11 color codes

HEX	`#77DD11`
RGB	`rgb(119, 221, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 86.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 92%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -57.91, 75.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 95.39, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.565, 55.673, 9.508)`
Decimal	`7855377`
Short hex	`#7D1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77DD11, 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 #77DD11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77DD11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #77DD11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77dd11; }
.text { color: #77dd11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77dd11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 221 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77dd11, #11dd11); }

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Questions

What color is #77DD11?: #77DD11 is a vivid green, closest to the named color King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77DD11?: The RGB value is 119, 221, 17: 119 red, 221 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77DD11?: The complementary color is #7711DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77DD11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.