What color is #779993?

#779993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779993?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 147: 119 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779993?

The complementary color is #99777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779993 color

#779993 rgb(119, 153, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779993 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (119, 153, 147).

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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#779993 color codes

HEX	`#779993`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.61, -13.05, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.61, 13.07, 183.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.264, 28.81, 31.881)`
Decimal	`7838099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779993, 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 #779993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #779993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779993; }
.text { color: #779993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779993, #778e99); }

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Questions

What color is #779993?: #779993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779993?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 147: 119 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779993?: The complementary color is #99777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.