What color is #779253?

#779253 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779253?

The RGB value is 119, 146, 83: 119 red, 146 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779253?

The complementary color is #6E5392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779253?

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.

#779253 color

#779253 rgb(119, 146, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #779253 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 57.3% green and 32.5% blue (119, 146, 83).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#779253 color codes

HEX	`#779253`
RGB	`rgb(119, 146, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 57.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, -20.78, 30.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 36.72, 124.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.448, 25.104, 12.003)`
Decimal	`7836243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779253, 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 #779253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779253 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 #779253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779253; }
.text { color: #779253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 146 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779253, #579253); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #779253?: #779253 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779253?: The RGB value is 119, 146, 83: 119 red, 146 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779253?: The complementary color is #6E5392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779253?: 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.