#77ab56 Color Information

#77ab56 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #77ab56, and its official name is Asparagus. In RGB, it consists of 46.7% Red, 67.1% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 30.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 49.7% Yellow, and 32.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 96.7°, with saturation of 33.6% and lightness of 50.4%. The decimal value for #77ab56 is 7842646, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #77ab56 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#77ab56 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAsparagus Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color119, 171, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color46.7%, 67.1%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.533, 0.329, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.304, 0, 0.497, 0.329 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color96.7°, 33.6%, 50.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color96.7°, 49.7%, 67.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.850, 33.720, 14.056 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color86, 171, 138 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7842646 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.739, -32.643, 38.127 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.739, 50.192, 130.569 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.739, -26.089, 52.510 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.069, -28.305, 26.297 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.333, 0.471, 33.720 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286032726 / 0xff77ab56 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669966 Copy
Last Updated: November 10, 2024

Shades of #77ab56

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #77ab56, its pure hue is 96.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.6%, and its lightness is 50.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #77ab56, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f150b to #68964b.

Tints of #77ab56

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #77ab56, its pure hue is 96.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.6%, and its lightness is 50.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #77ab56, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #88b66b to #eef5ea.

Tones of #77ab56

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #77ab56, its pure hue is 96.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #77ab56, which range from #818181 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #64ff02 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #77ab56

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #77ab56! For #77ab56, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #77ab56. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #77ab56

This color, #77ab56, consists of 46.7% Red, 67.1% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 119, Green = 171, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #77ab56 is 30.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 49.7% Yellow, and 32.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R46.7%
C30.4%
G67.1%
M0.0%
B33.7%
Y49.7%
K32.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 119 171 86
Octal 167 253 126
Hexa #77 #ab #56
Binary 01110111 10101011 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 30 0 49 32
Octal 36 0 61 40
Hexa #1e #00 #31 #20
Binary 00011110 00000000 00110001 00100000

Analogous Colors of #77ab56

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #77ab56 — which has hue 96.7° — its analogous colors are located at 66.7° and 126.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77ab56.

Triadic Colors of #77ab56

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #77ab56 — which has hue 96.7° — its triadic colors are located at 96.7° and 336.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77ab56.

Complementary Color of #77ab56

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #77ab56 — which has hue 96.7° — its complementary color is located at 276.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77ab56.

Split Complementary Colors of #77ab56

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #77ab56 — which has hue 96.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 96.7° and 306.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77ab56.

Tetradic Colors of #77ab56

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #77ab56 — which has hue 96.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 6.7°, 96.7°, 186.7°, and 276.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #77ab56.

Monochromatic Colors of #77ab56

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #77ab56, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3f4c36 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b9e0a0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #77ab56

We want to make getting started with #77ab56 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #77ab56 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #77ab56 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #77ab56 with other HTML elements.

#77ab56 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #77ab56.
<span style="color: #77ab56;">The color of this text is #77ab56.</span>

#77ab56 Background Color

The background color for this text is #77ab56.
<div style="background-color: #77ab56; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #77ab56.</div>

#77ab56 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #77ab56.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #77ab56;">This color for the shadow of this text is #77ab56.</span>

#77ab56 Border Color

This is a div with border color #77ab56.
<div style="border: #77ab56 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #77ab56.</div>

#77ab56 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #77ab56 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #77ab56; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #77ab56 on a white background.</div></div>

#77ab56 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #77ab56 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #77ab56; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #77ab56 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #77ab56 to White

This is a gradient from #77ab56 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#77ab56,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#77ab56,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#77ab56,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#77ab56,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #77ab56 to white.</div>

Gradient from #77ab56 to Black

This is a gradient from #77ab56 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#77ab56,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#77ab56,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#77ab56,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#77ab56,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #77ab56 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #77ab56

In addition to using #77ab56 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #77ab56 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #77ab56, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 119, Green = 171, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #77ab56 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #77ab56
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(119, 171, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #77ab56; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #77ab56; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #77ab56; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(119, 171, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#77ab56")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:119, green:171, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:119 green:171 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(119f, 171f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(119, 171, 86);
 

#77ab56 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #77ab56 the same way. For those with color blindness, #77ab56 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #77ab56 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #77ab56 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #77ab56 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #77ab56 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #77ab56 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text