What color is #778E56?

#778E56 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 #778E56?

The RGB value is 119, 142, 86: 119 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778E56?

The complementary color is #6D568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778E56 color

#778E56 rgb(119, 142, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #778E56 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 55.7% green and 33.7% blue (119, 142, 86).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#778E56 color codes

HEX	`#778E56`
RGB	`rgb(119, 142, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 55.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -18.31, 27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 32.77, 123.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.96, 23.94, 12.424)`
Decimal	`7835222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778E56, 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 #778E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #778E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778e56; }
.text { color: #778e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 142 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778e56, #5b8e56); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778E56?: #778E56 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 #778E56?: The RGB value is 119, 142, 86: 119 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778E56?: The complementary color is #6D568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.