What color is #778D5E?

#778D5E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778D5E?

The RGB value is 119, 141, 94: 119 red, 141 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778D5E?

The complementary color is #745E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778D5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778D5E color

#778D5E rgb(119, 141, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #778D5E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 55.3% green and 36.9% blue (119, 141, 94).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#778D5E color codes

HEX	`#778D5E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 141, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 55.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, -16.63, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 28.03, 126.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.153, 23.78, 14.168)`
Decimal	`7834974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778D5E, 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 #778D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #778D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778d5e; }
.text { color: #778d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 141 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778d5e, #5f8d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #778D5E?: #778D5E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778D5E?: The RGB value is 119, 141, 94: 119 red, 141 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778D5E?: The complementary color is #745E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778D5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.