What color is #778172?

#778172 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778172?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 114: 119 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778172?

The complementary color is #7C7281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778172 color

#778172 rgb(119, 129, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778172 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 44.7% blue (119, 129, 114).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#778172 color codes

HEX	`#778172`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, -6.69, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 9.59, 134.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.495, 20.837, 18.964)`
Decimal	`7831922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778172, 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 #778172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #778172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778172; }
.text { color: #778172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778172, #728174); }

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Questions

What color is #778172?: #778172 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778172?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 114: 119 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778172?: The complementary color is #7C7281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.