What color is #778D6D?

#778D6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778D6D?

The RGB value is 119, 141, 109: 119 red, 141 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778D6D?

The complementary color is #836D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778D6D?

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.

#778D6D color

#778D6D rgb(119, 141, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #778D6D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 55.3% green and 42.7% blue (119, 141, 109).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#778D6D color codes

HEX	`#778D6D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 141, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 55.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, -14.19, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 20.3, 134.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.892, 24.076, 18.064)`
Decimal	`7834989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778D6D, 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 #778D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778D6D 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 #778D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778d6d; }
.text { color: #778d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 141 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778d6d, #6d8d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #778D6D?: #778D6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778D6D?: The RGB value is 119, 141, 109: 119 red, 141 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778D6D?: The complementary color is #836D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778D6D?: 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.