What color is #77FF5E?

#77FF5E is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77FF5E?

The RGB value is 119, 255, 94: 119 red, 255 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77FF5E?

The complementary color is #E65EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77FF5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77FF5E color

#77FF5E rgb(119, 255, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #77FF5E is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 100% green and 36.9% blue (119, 255, 94).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poisonous Dart (#77FF66), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#77FF5E color codes

HEX	`#77FF5E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 255, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 100%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 63%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.97, -65.97, 63.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.97, 91.74, 135.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.386, 76.246, 22.913)`
Decimal	`7864158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77FF5E, 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 #77FF5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#77FF5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #77FF5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77ff5e; }
.text { color: #77ff5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77ff5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 255 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77ff5e, #5eff95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Green.

Questions

What color is #77FF5E?: #77FF5E is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77FF5E?: The RGB value is 119, 255, 94: 119 red, 255 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77FF5E?: The complementary color is #E65EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77FF5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.