What color is #779892?

#779892 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779892?

The RGB value is 119, 152, 146: 119 red, 152 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779892?

The complementary color is #98777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779892 color

#779892 rgb(119, 152, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779892 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.6% green and 57.3% blue (119, 152, 146).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#779892 color codes

HEX	`#779892`
RGB	`rgb(119, 152, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -12.73, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 12.75, 182.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.023, 28.453, 31.415)`
Decimal	`7837842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779892, 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 #779892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #779892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779892; }
.text { color: #779892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 152 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779892, #778e98); }

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Questions

What color is #779892?: #779892 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779892?: The RGB value is 119, 152, 146: 119 red, 152 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779892?: The complementary color is #98777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.