What color is #778F86?

#778F86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778F86?

The RGB value is 119, 143, 134: 119 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778F86?

The complementary color is #8F7780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778F86 color

#778F86 rgb(119, 143, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778F86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.1% green and 52.5% blue (119, 143, 134).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#778F86 color codes

HEX	`#778F86`
RGB	`rgb(119, 143, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, -10.44, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 10.62, 169.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.732, 25.288, 26.286)`
Decimal	`7835526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778F86, 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 #778F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #778F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778f86; }
.text { color: #778f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 143 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778f86, #778c8f); }

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Questions

What color is #778F86?: #778F86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778F86?: The RGB value is 119, 143, 134: 119 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778F86?: The complementary color is #8F7780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.