What color is #779878?

#779878 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 #779878?

The RGB value is 119, 152, 120: 119 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779878?

The complementary color is #987797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779878 color

#779878 rgb(119, 152, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #779878 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.6% green and 47.1% blue (119, 152, 120).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#779878 color codes

HEX	`#779878`
RGB	`rgb(119, 152, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -18.03, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 22.32, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.225, 27.734, 21.948)`
Decimal	`7837816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779878, 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 #779878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #779878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779878; }
.text { color: #779878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 152 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779878, #779889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #779878?: #779878 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 #779878?: The RGB value is 119, 152, 120: 119 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779878?: The complementary color is #987797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.