What color is #779894?

#779894 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 #779894?

The RGB value is 119, 152, 148: 119 red, 152 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779894?

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

Is black or white text better on #779894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779894 color

#779894 rgb(119, 152, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779894 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.6% green and 58% blue (119, 152, 148).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#779894 color codes

HEX	`#779894`
RGB	`rgb(119, 152, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.35, -12.29, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.35, 12.4, 187.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.18, 28.516, 32.241)`
Decimal	`7837844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779894, 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 #779894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #779894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779894; }
.text { color: #779894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 152 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779894, #778b98); }

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Questions

What color is #779894?: #779894 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 #779894?: The RGB value is 119, 152, 148: 119 red, 152 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779894?: The complementary color is #98777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.