What color is #779997?

#779997 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779997?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 151: 119 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779997?

The complementary color is #997779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779997 color

#779997 rgb(119, 153, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #779997 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (119, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#779997 color codes

HEX	`#779997`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, -12.15, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 12.47, 193.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.583, 28.938, 33.562)`
Decimal	`7838103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779997, 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 #779997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #779997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779997; }
.text { color: #779997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779997, #778a99); }

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Questions

What color is #779997?: #779997 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779997?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 151: 119 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779997?: The complementary color is #997779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.