What color is #779972?

#779972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779972?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 114: 119 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779972?

The complementary color is #947299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779972 color

#779972 rgb(119, 153, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #779972 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 44.7% blue (119, 153, 114).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#779972 color codes

HEX	`#779972`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -19.63, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 25.81, 139.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.035, 27.919, 20.144)`
Decimal	`7838066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779972, 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 #779972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #779972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779972; }
.text { color: #779972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779972, #729981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #779972?: #779972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779972?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 114: 119 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779972?: The complementary color is #947299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.