What color is #778655?

#778655 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778655?

The RGB value is 119, 134, 85: 119 red, 134 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778655?

The complementary color is #645586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778655?

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.

#778655 color

#778655 rgb(119, 134, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #778655 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.5% green and 33.3% blue (119, 134, 85).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#778655 color codes

HEX	`#778655`
RGB	`rgb(119, 134, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, -14.21, 24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 28.42, 120)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.772, 21.628, 11.831)`
Decimal	`7833173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778655, 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 #778655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778655 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 #778655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778655; }
.text { color: #778655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 134 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778655, #5e8655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #778655?: #778655 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778655?: The RGB value is 119, 134, 85: 119 red, 134 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778655?: The complementary color is #645586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778655?: 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.