What color is #778559?

#778559 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778559?

The RGB value is 119, 133, 89: 119 red, 133 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778559?

The complementary color is #675985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778559?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778559 color

#778559 rgb(119, 133, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #778559 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.2% green and 34.9% blue (119, 133, 89).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#778559 color codes

HEX	`#778559`
RGB	`rgb(119, 133, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -13.1, 22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 25.68, 120.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.798, 21.418, 12.646)`
Decimal	`7832921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778559, 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 #778559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #778559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778559; }
.text { color: #778559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 133 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778559, #618559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #778559?: #778559 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778559?: The RGB value is 119, 133, 89: 119 red, 133 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778559?: The complementary color is #675985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778559?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.