What color is #778472?

#778472 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778472?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 114: 119 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778472?

The complementary color is #7F7284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778472 color

#778472 rgb(119, 132, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 44.7% blue (119, 132, 114).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#778472 color codes

HEX	`#778472`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, -8.36, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 11.66, 135.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.896, 21.639, 19.098)`
Decimal	`7832690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778472, 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 #778472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #778472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778472; }
.text { color: #778472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778472, #728476); }

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Questions

What color is #778472?: #778472 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778472?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 114: 119 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778472?: The complementary color is #7F7284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.