What color is #779A52?

#779A52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779A52?

The RGB value is 119, 154, 82: 119 red, 154 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779A52?

The complementary color is #75529A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779A52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779A52 color

#779A52 rgb(119, 154, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #779A52 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.4% green and 32.2% blue (119, 154, 82).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#779A52 color codes

HEX	`#779A52`
RGB	`rgb(119, 154, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, -24.95, 33.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 42.01, 126.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.686, 27.642, 12.227)`
Decimal	`7838290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779A52, 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 #779A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #779A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779a52; }
.text { color: #779a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 154 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779a52, #539a52); }

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Questions

What color is #779A52?: #779A52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779A52?: The RGB value is 119, 154, 82: 119 red, 154 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779A52?: The complementary color is #75529A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779A52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.