What color is #778B75?

#778B75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778B75?

The RGB value is 119, 139, 117: 119 red, 139 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778B75?

The complementary color is #89758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778B75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778B75 color

#778B75 rgb(119, 139, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #778B75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.5% green and 45.9% blue (119, 139, 117).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#778B75 color codes

HEX	`#778B75`
RGB	`rgb(119, 139, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.76, -11.65, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.76, 14.97, 141.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.051, 23.671, 20.339)`
Decimal	`7834485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778B75, 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 #778B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #778B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778b75; }
.text { color: #778b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 139 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778b75, #758b7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778B75?: #778B75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778B75?: The RGB value is 119, 139, 117: 119 red, 139 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778B75?: The complementary color is #89758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778B75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.