What color is #778061?

#778061 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778061?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 97: 119 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778061?

The complementary color is #6A6180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778061?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778061 color

#778061 rgb(119, 128, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #778061 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 38% blue (119, 128, 97).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#778061 color codes

HEX	`#778061`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -9.12, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 18.21, 120.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.484, 20.223, 14.289)`
Decimal	`7831649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778061, 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 #778061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #778061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778061; }
.text { color: #778061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778061, #688061); }

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Questions

What color is #778061?: #778061 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778061?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 97: 119 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778061?: The complementary color is #6A6180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778061?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.