What color is #779089?

#779089 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 #779089?

The RGB value is 119, 144, 137: 119 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779089?

The complementary color is #90777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779089 color

#779089 rgb(119, 144, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779089 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.5% green and 53.7% blue (119, 144, 137).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#779089 color codes

HEX	`#779089`
RGB	`rgb(119, 144, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, -10.35, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 10.38, 175.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.095, 25.674, 27.454)`
Decimal	`7835785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779089, 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 #779089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #779089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779089; }
.text { color: #779089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 144 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779089, #778a90); }

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Questions

What color is #779089?: #779089 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 #779089?: The RGB value is 119, 144, 137: 119 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779089?: The complementary color is #90777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.