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Recognised as Colour

#77A500

  • #77A500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#77A500 is a green with RGB values 119, 165, 0 and HSL 77°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#77A500#77A500
HEX#77A500
RGBrgb(119, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages46.7%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(76.7, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.7, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 100%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,841,024
CSS custom property--colour: #77A500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#885AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8961Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7C9D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Olivedrab · ΔE 17.9Olive · ΔE 25.8Forest green · ΔE 26.7Green · ΔE 27.2Limegreen · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E00A5
Analogous#A58100, #24A500
Triadic#0077A5, #A50077
Split complementary#0024A5, #8100A5
Tetradic#00A581, #2E00A5, #A50024

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8FF72
Lighter +30%#C9FF3F
Lighter +20%#BBFF0C
Lighter +10%#9CD800
Darker −10%#527200
Darker −20%#2D3F00
Darker −30%#090C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#77A500
Less saturated −25%#6E9015

Channel breakdown

R119
G165
B0
Red119 (46.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue76.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G A5 · B 00

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