What color is #778162?

#778162 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778162?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 98: 119 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778162?

The complementary color is #6C6281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778162 color

#778162 rgb(119, 129, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #778162 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 38.4% blue (119, 129, 98).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#778162 color codes

HEX	`#778162`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -9.51, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 18.28, 121.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.662, 20.504, 14.58)`
Decimal	`7831906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778162, 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 #778162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #778162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778162; }
.text { color: #778162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778162, #678162); }

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Questions

What color is #778162?: #778162 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778162?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 98: 119 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778162?: The complementary color is #6C6281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.