What color is #778B59?

#778B59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778B59?

The RGB value is 119, 139, 89: 119 red, 139 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778B59?

The complementary color is #6D598B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778B59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778B59 color

#778B59 rgb(119, 139, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #778B59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.5% green and 34.9% blue (119, 139, 89).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#778B59 color codes

HEX	`#778B59`
RGB	`rgb(119, 139, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, -16.31, 24.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 29.38, 123.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.643, 23.108, 12.927)`
Decimal	`7834457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778B59, 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 #778B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #778B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778b59; }
.text { color: #778b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 139 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778b59, #5e8b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #778B59?: #778B59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778B59?: The RGB value is 119, 139, 89: 119 red, 139 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778B59?: The complementary color is #6D598B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778B59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.