What color is #779086?

#779086 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 #779086?

The RGB value is 119, 144, 134: 119 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779086?

The complementary color is #907781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779086 color

#779086 rgb(119, 144, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779086 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.5% green and 52.5% blue (119, 144, 134).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#779086 color codes

HEX	`#779086`
RGB	`rgb(119, 144, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, -10.99, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 11.24, 167.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.883, 25.589, 26.336)`
Decimal	`7835782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779086, 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 #779086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #779086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779086; }
.text { color: #779086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 144 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779086, #778d90); }

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Questions

What color is #779086?: #779086 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 #779086?: The RGB value is 119, 144, 134: 119 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779086?: The complementary color is #907781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.