What color is #778D83?

#778D83 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 #778D83?

The RGB value is 119, 141, 131: 119 red, 141 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778D83?

The complementary color is #8D7781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778D83 color

#778D83 rgb(119, 141, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778D83 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 55.3% green and 51.4% blue (119, 141, 131).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#778D83 color codes

HEX	`#778D83`
RGB	`rgb(119, 141, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 55.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, -9.97, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 10.33, 164.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.228, 24.61, 25.1)`
Decimal	`7835011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778D83, 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 #778D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #778D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778d83; }
.text { color: #778d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 141 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778d83, #778c8d); }

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Questions

What color is #778D83?: #778D83 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 #778D83?: The RGB value is 119, 141, 131: 119 red, 141 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778D83?: The complementary color is #8D7781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.