What color is #778C7B?

#778C7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778C7B?

The RGB value is 119, 140, 123: 119 red, 140 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778C7B?

The complementary color is #8C7788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778C7B color

#778C7B rgb(119, 140, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778C7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.9% green and 48.2% blue (119, 140, 123).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#778C7B color codes

HEX	`#778C7B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 140, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, -11.04, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 12.85, 149.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.56, 24.108, 22.305)`
Decimal	`7834747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778C7B, 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 #778C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #778C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778c7b; }
.text { color: #778c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 140 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778c7b, #778c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #778C7B?: #778C7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778C7B?: The RGB value is 119, 140, 123: 119 red, 140 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778C7B?: The complementary color is #8C7788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.