What color is #778170?

#778170 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778170?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 112: 119 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778170?

The complementary color is #7A7081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778170 color

#778170 rgb(119, 129, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778170 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (119, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#778170 color codes

HEX	`#778170`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, -7.06, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 10.65, 131.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.382, 20.792, 18.371)`
Decimal	`7831920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778170, 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 #778170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #778170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778170; }
.text { color: #778170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778170, #708171); }

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Questions

What color is #778170?: #778170 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778170?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 112: 119 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778170?: The complementary color is #7A7081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.