What color is #778152?

#778152 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778152?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 82: 119 red, 129 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778152?

The complementary color is #5C5281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778152?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778152 color

#778152 rgb(119, 129, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #778152 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 32.2% blue (119, 129, 82).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% 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 5.05:1).

#778152 color codes

HEX	`#778152`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, -11.92, 24.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 27.05, 116.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.981, 20.232, 10.992)`
Decimal	`7831890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778152, 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 #778152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #778152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778152; }
.text { color: #778152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778152, #608152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #778152?: #778152 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778152?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 82: 119 red, 129 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778152?: The complementary color is #5C5281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778152?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.