What color is #778F75?

#778F75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778F75?

The RGB value is 119, 143, 117: 119 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778F75?

The complementary color is #8D758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778F75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778F75 color

#778F75 rgb(119, 143, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #778F75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.1% green and 45.9% blue (119, 143, 117).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#778F75 color codes

HEX	`#778F75`
RGB	`rgb(119, 143, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -13.82, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 17.69, 141.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.64, 24.851, 20.535)`
Decimal	`7835509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778F75, 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 #778F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #778F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778f75; }
.text { color: #778f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 143 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778f75, #758f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #778F75?: #778F75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778F75?: The RGB value is 119, 143, 117: 119 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778F75?: The complementary color is #8D758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778F75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.