What color is #778B68?

#778B68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778B68?

The RGB value is 119, 139, 104: 119 red, 139 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778B68?

The complementary color is #7C688B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778B68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778B68 color

#778B68 rgb(119, 139, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #778B68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.5% green and 40.8% blue (119, 139, 104).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#778B68 color codes

HEX	`#778B68`
RGB	`rgb(119, 139, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, -13.97, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 21.55, 130.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.339, 23.386, 16.589)`
Decimal	`7834472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778B68, 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 #778B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #778B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778b68; }
.text { color: #778b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 139 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778b68, #688b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #778B68?: #778B68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778B68?: The RGB value is 119, 139, 104: 119 red, 139 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778B68?: The complementary color is #7C688B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778B68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.