What color is #778C87?

#778C87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778C87?

The RGB value is 119, 140, 135: 119 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778C87?

The complementary color is #8C777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778C87 color

#778C87 rgb(119, 140, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778C87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 54.9% green and 52.9% blue (119, 140, 135).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#778C87 color codes

HEX	`#778C87`
RGB	`rgb(119, 140, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 54.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -8.58, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 8.58, 179.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.358, 24.427, 26.507)`
Decimal	`7834759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778C87, 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 #778C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #778C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778c87; }
.text { color: #778c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 140 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778c87, #77878c); }

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Questions

What color is #778C87?: #778C87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778C87?: The RGB value is 119, 140, 135: 119 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778C87?: The complementary color is #8C777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.