What color is #779773?

#779773 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 #779773?

The RGB value is 119, 151, 115: 119 red, 151 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779773?

The complementary color is #937397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779773 color

#779773 rgb(119, 151, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #779773 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.2% green and 45.1% blue (119, 151, 115).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#779773 color codes

HEX	`#779773`
RGB	`rgb(119, 151, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, -18.41, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 24.01, 140.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.768, 27.292, 20.337)`
Decimal	`7837555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779773, 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 #779773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #779773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779773; }
.text { color: #779773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 151 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779773, #739781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #779773?: #779773 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 #779773?: The RGB value is 119, 151, 115: 119 red, 151 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779773?: The complementary color is #937397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.