What color is #779576?

#779576 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 #779576?

The RGB value is 119, 149, 118: 119 red, 149 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779576?

The complementary color is #947695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779576 color

#779576 rgb(119, 149, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #779576 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.4% green and 46.3% blue (119, 149, 118).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#779576 color codes

HEX	`#779576`
RGB	`rgb(119, 149, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -16.82, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 21.25, 142.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.624, 26.724, 21.155)`
Decimal	`7837046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779576, 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 #779576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #779576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779576; }
.text { color: #779576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 149 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779576, #769585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #779576?: #779576 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 #779576?: The RGB value is 119, 149, 118: 119 red, 149 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779576?: The complementary color is #947695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.