What color is #778F4E?

#778F4E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778F4E?

The RGB value is 119, 143, 78: 119 red, 143 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778F4E?

The complementary color is #664E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778F4E?

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.

#778F4E color

#778F4E rgb(119, 143, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #778F4E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.1% green and 30.6% blue (119, 143, 78).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#778F4E color codes

HEX	`#778F4E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 143, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, -19.87, 31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 37.42, 122.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.805, 24.117, 10.871)`
Decimal	`7835470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778F4E, 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 #778F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778F4E 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 #778F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778f4e; }
.text { color: #778f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 143 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778f4e, #568f4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778F4E?: #778F4E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778F4E?: The RGB value is 119, 143, 78: 119 red, 143 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778F4E?: The complementary color is #664E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778F4E?: 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.