What color is #778979?

#778979 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778979?

The RGB value is 119, 137, 121: 119 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778979?

The complementary color is #897787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778979 color

#778979 rgb(119, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778979 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (119, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#778979 color codes

HEX	`#778979`
RGB	`rgb(119, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.27, -9.79, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.27, 11.7, 146.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.004, 23.193, 21.508)`
Decimal	`7833977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778979, 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 #778979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #778979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778979; }
.text { color: #778979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778979, #778982); }

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Questions

What color is #778979?: #778979 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778979?: The RGB value is 119, 137, 121: 119 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778979?: The complementary color is #897787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.