What color is #778073?

#778073 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778073?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 115: 119 red, 128 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778073?

The complementary color is #7C7380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778073 color

#778073 rgb(119, 128, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778073 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 45.1% blue (119, 128, 115).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#778073 color codes

HEX	`#778073`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -5.93, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 8.38, 135.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.421, 20.598, 19.222)`
Decimal	`7831667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778073, 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 #778073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #778073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778073; }
.text { color: #778073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778073, #738076); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778073?: #778073 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778073?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 115: 119 red, 128 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778073?: The complementary color is #7C7380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.