What color is #779AAE?

#779AAE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779AAE?

The RGB value is 119, 154, 174: 119 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779AAE?

The complementary color is #AE8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779AAE color

#779AAE rgb(119, 154, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #779AAE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.4% green and 68.2% blue (119, 154, 174).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#779AAE color codes

HEX	`#779AAE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 154, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -7.17, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 16.02, 243.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.801, 30.088, 44.432)`
Decimal	`7838382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779AAE, 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 #779AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #779AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779aae; }
.text { color: #779aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 154 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779aae, #777fae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #779AAE?: #779AAE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779AAE?: The RGB value is 119, 154, 174: 119 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779AAE?: The complementary color is #AE8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.