What color is #778F7F?

#778F7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778F7F?

The RGB value is 119, 143, 127: 119 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778F7F?

The complementary color is #8F7787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778F7F color

#778F7F rgb(119, 143, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #778F7F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.1% green and 49.8% blue (119, 143, 127).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#778F7F color codes

HEX	`#778F7F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 143, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, -11.88, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 13.17, 154.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.26, 25.099, 23.799)`
Decimal	`7835519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778F7F, 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 #778F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #778F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778f7f; }
.text { color: #778f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 143 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778f7f, #778f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #778F7F?: #778F7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778F7F?: The RGB value is 119, 143, 127: 119 red, 143 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778F7F?: The complementary color is #8F7787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.