What color is #778E7F?

#778E7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778E7F?

The RGB value is 119, 142, 127: 119 red, 142 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778E7F?

The complementary color is #8E7786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778E7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778E7F color

#778E7F rgb(119, 142, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778E7F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 55.7% green and 49.8% blue (119, 142, 127).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#778E7F color codes

HEX	`#778E7F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 142, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 55.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -11.34, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 12.5, 155.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.111, 24.8, 23.749)`
Decimal	`7835263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778E7F, 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 #778E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #778E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778e7f; }
.text { color: #778e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 142 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778e7f, #778e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #778E7F?: #778E7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778E7F?: The RGB value is 119, 142, 127: 119 red, 142 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778E7F?: The complementary color is #8E7786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778E7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.