What color is #778779?

#778779 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778779?

The RGB value is 119, 135, 121: 119 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778779?

The complementary color is #877785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778779 color

#778779 rgb(119, 135, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778779 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.9% green and 47.5% blue (119, 135, 121).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#778779 color codes

HEX	`#778779`
RGB	`rgb(119, 135, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, -8.68, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 10.32, 147.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.722, 22.63, 21.414)`
Decimal	`7833465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778779, 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 #778779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #778779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778779; }
.text { color: #778779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 135 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778779, #778781); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778779?: #778779 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778779?: The RGB value is 119, 135, 121: 119 red, 135 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778779?: The complementary color is #877785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.