What color is #779270?

#779270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779270?

The RGB value is 119, 146, 112: 119 red, 146 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779270?

The complementary color is #8B7092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779270 color

#779270 rgb(119, 146, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #779270 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 57.3% green and 43.9% blue (119, 146, 112).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#779270 color codes

HEX	`#779270`
RGB	`rgb(119, 146, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 57.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -16.32, 14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 22.14, 137.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.811, 25.649, 19.18)`
Decimal	`7836272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779270, 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 #779270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #779270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779270; }
.text { color: #779270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 146 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779270, #70927a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #779270?: #779270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779270?: The RGB value is 119, 146, 112: 119 red, 146 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779270?: The complementary color is #8B7092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.