What color is #779180?

#779180 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779180?

The RGB value is 119, 145, 128: 119 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779180?

The complementary color is #917788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779180 color

#779180 rgb(119, 145, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #779180 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 56.9% green and 50.2% blue (119, 145, 128).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#779180 color codes

HEX	`#779180`
RGB	`rgb(119, 145, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 56.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -12.76, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 14.1, 154.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.628, 25.731, 24.245)`
Decimal	`7836032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779180, 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 #779180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #779180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779180; }
.text { color: #779180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 145 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779180, #77918d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #779180?: #779180 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779180?: The RGB value is 119, 145, 128: 119 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779180?: The complementary color is #917788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.