What color is #779990?

#779990 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779990?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 144: 119 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779990?

The complementary color is #997780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779990 color

#779990 rgb(119, 153, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #779990 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (119, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#779990 color codes

HEX	`#779990`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -13.71, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 13.74, 176.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.032, 28.717, 30.657)`
Decimal	`7838096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779990, 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 #779990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #779990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779990; }
.text { color: #779990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779990, #779199); }

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Questions

What color is #779990?: #779990 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779990?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 144: 119 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779990?: The complementary color is #997780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.