What color is #778C79?

#778C79 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 #778C79?

The RGB value is 119, 140, 121: 119 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778C79?

The complementary color is #8C778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778C79 color

#778C79 rgb(119, 140, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #778C79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.9% green and 47.5% blue (119, 140, 121).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#778C79 color codes

HEX	`#778C79`
RGB	`rgb(119, 140, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, -11.43, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 13.76, 146.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.436, 24.058, 21.652)`
Decimal	`7834745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778C79, 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 #778C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #778C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778c79; }
.text { color: #778c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 140 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778c79, #778c84); }

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Questions

What color is #778C79?: #778C79 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 #778C79?: The RGB value is 119, 140, 121: 119 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778C79?: The complementary color is #8C778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.