What color is #778860?

#778860 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 #778860?

The RGB value is 119, 136, 96: 119 red, 136 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778860?

The complementary color is #716088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778860 color

#778860 rgb(119, 136, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #778860 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 53.3% green and 37.6% blue (119, 136, 96).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#778860 color codes

HEX	`#778860`
RGB	`rgb(119, 136, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 53.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.42, -13.66, 19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.42, 23.81, 125)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.523, 22.375, 14.407)`
Decimal	`7833696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778860, 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 #778860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #778860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778860; }
.text { color: #778860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 136 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778860, #638860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #778860?: #778860 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 #778860?: The RGB value is 119, 136, 96: 119 red, 136 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778860?: The complementary color is #716088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.