What color is #779A74?

#779A74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779A74?

The RGB value is 119, 154, 116: 119 red, 154 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779A74?

The complementary color is #97749A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779A74 color

#779A74 rgb(119, 154, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #779A74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.4% green and 45.5% blue (119, 154, 116).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#779A74 color codes

HEX	`#779A74`
RGB	`rgb(119, 154, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.15, -19.79, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.15, 25.52, 140.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.315, 28.293, 20.805)`
Decimal	`7838324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779A74, 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 #779A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #779A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779a74; }
.text { color: #779a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 154 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779a74, #749a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #779A74?: #779A74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779A74?: The RGB value is 119, 154, 116: 119 red, 154 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779A74?: The complementary color is #97749A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.