What color is #779966?

#779966 is a grayish green known as Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mosslands?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 102: 119 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mosslands?

The complementary color is #886699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mosslands color: hex code #779966

#779966 rgb(119, 153, 102)

Shades of green

Mosslands has the hex code #779966. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 40% blue (119, 153, 102).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

Mosslands (#779966) color codes

HEX	`#779966`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, -21.63, 23.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 31.64, 133.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.397, 27.663, 16.78)`
Decimal	`7838054`
Short hex	`#796`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mosslands, 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 #779966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #779966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779966; }
.text { color: #779966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779966, #66996f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #779966 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #779966?: #779966 is a grayish green known as Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mosslands?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 102: 119 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mosslands?: The complementary color is #886699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.