What color is #778140?

#778140 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778140?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 64: 119 red, 129 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778140?

The complementary color is #4A4081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778140?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778140 color

#778140 rgb(119, 129, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #778140 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 25.1% blue (119, 129, 64).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 34% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#778140 color codes

HEX	`#778140`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 34%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, -14.1, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 36.55, 112.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.384, 19.993, 7.845)`
Decimal	`7831872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778140, 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 #778140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #778140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778140; }
.text { color: #778140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778140, #578140); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #778140?: #778140 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778140?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 64: 119 red, 129 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778140?: The complementary color is #4A4081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778140?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.