What color is #778A77?

#778A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778A77?

The RGB value is 119, 138, 119: 119 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778A77?

The complementary color is #8A778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778A77 color

#778A77 rgb(119, 138, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #778A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.1% green and 46.7% blue (119, 138, 119).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#778A77 color codes

HEX	`#778A77`
RGB	`rgb(119, 138, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, -10.73, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 13.32, 143.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.025, 23.43, 20.917)`
Decimal	`7834231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778A77, 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 #778A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #778A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778a77; }
.text { color: #778a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 138 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778a77, #778a81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778A77?: #778A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778A77?: The RGB value is 119, 138, 119: 119 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778A77?: The complementary color is #8A778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.