What color is #769779?

#769779 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #769779?

The RGB value is 118, 151, 121: 118 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #769779?

The complementary color is #977694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #769779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#769779 color

#769779 rgb(118, 151, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #769779 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 59.2% green and 47.5% blue (118, 151, 121).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#769779 color codes

HEX	`#769779`
RGB	`rgb(118, 151, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 59.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -17.67, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 21.43, 145.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.988, 27.365, 22.209)`
Decimal	`7772025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #769779, 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 #769779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#769779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #769779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #769779; }
.text { color: #769779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #769779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 151 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #769779, #76978a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #769779?: #769779 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #769779?: The RGB value is 118, 151, 121: 118 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #769779?: The complementary color is #977694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #769779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.