What color is #778680?

#778680 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778680?

The RGB value is 119, 134, 128: 119 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778680?

The complementary color is #86777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778680 color

#778680 rgb(119, 134, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778680 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (119, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#778680 color codes

HEX	`#778680`
RGB	`rgb(119, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, -6.71, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 6.85, 168.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.028, 22.53, 23.711)`
Decimal	`7833216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778680, 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 #778680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #778680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778680; }
.text { color: #778680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778680, #778586); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778680?: #778680 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778680?: The RGB value is 119, 134, 128: 119 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778680?: The complementary color is #86777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.