What color is #778774?

#778774 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778774?

The RGB value is 119, 135, 116: 119 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778774?

The complementary color is #847487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778774 color

#778774 rgb(119, 135, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778774 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (119, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#778774 color codes

HEX	`#778774`
RGB	`rgb(119, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -9.65, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 12.71, 139.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.423, 22.511, 19.841)`
Decimal	`7833460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778774, 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 #778774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #778774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778774; }
.text { color: #778774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778774, #74877b); }

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Questions

What color is #778774?: #778774 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778774?: The RGB value is 119, 135, 116: 119 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778774?: The complementary color is #847487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.