What color is #779A95?

#779A95 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 #779A95?

The RGB value is 119, 154, 149: 119 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779A95?

The complementary color is #9A777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779A95 color

#779A95 rgb(119, 154, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779A95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.4% green and 58.4% blue (119, 154, 149).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#779A95 color codes

HEX	`#779A95`
RGB	`rgb(119, 154, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, -13.14, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 13.21, 185.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.587, 29.202, 32.769)`
Decimal	`7838357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779A95, 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 #779A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #779A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779a95; }
.text { color: #779a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 154 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779a95, #778e9a); }

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Questions

What color is #779A95?: #779A95 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 #779A95?: The RGB value is 119, 154, 149: 119 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779A95?: The complementary color is #9A777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.