What color is #779900?

#779900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Green Thumb?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 0: 119 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Green Thumb?

The complementary color is #220099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Green Thumb color: hex code #779900

#779900 rgb(119, 153, 0)

Shades of green

Green Thumb has the hex code #779900. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 0% blue (119, 153, 0).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

Green Thumb (#779900) color codes

HEX	`#779900`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, -29.63, 61.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 68.24, 115.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.999, 26.704, 4.153)`
Decimal	`7837952`
Short hex	`#790`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Green Thumb, 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 #779900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #779900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779900; }
.text { color: #779900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779900, #2a9900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #779900 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #779900?: #779900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Green Thumb?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 0: 119 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Green Thumb?: The complementary color is #220099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.