What color is #779596?

#779596 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779596?

The RGB value is 119, 149, 150: 119 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779596?

The complementary color is #967877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779596 color

#779596 rgb(119, 149, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779596 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (119, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#779596 color codes

HEX	`#779596`
RGB	`rgb(119, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, -10.2, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 10.96, 201.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.859, 27.618, 32.922)`
Decimal	`7837078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779596, 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 #779596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #779596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779596; }
.text { color: #779596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779596, #778596); }

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Questions

What color is #779596?: #779596 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779596?: The RGB value is 119, 149, 150: 119 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779596?: The complementary color is #967877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.