What color is #7D9777?

#7D9777 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9777?

The RGB value is 125, 151, 119: 125 red, 151 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9777?

The complementary color is #917797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9777 color

#7D9777 rgb(125, 151, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9777 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 59.2% green and 46.7% blue (125, 151, 119).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#7D9777 color codes

HEX	`#7D9777`
RGB	`rgb(125, 151, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 59.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.73, -15.51, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.73, 20.82, 138.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.853, 27.825, 21.616)`
Decimal	`8230775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9777, 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 #7D9777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7D9777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9777; }
.text { color: #7d9777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 151 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9777, #779781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7D9777?: #7D9777 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9777?: The RGB value is 125, 151, 119: 125 red, 151 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9777?: The complementary color is #917797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.