What color is #779B88?

#779B88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779B88?

The RGB value is 119, 155, 136: 119 red, 155 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779B88?

The complementary color is #9B778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779B88 color

#779B88 rgb(119, 155, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #779B88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.8% green and 53.3% blue (119, 155, 136).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#779B88 color codes

HEX	`#779B88`
RGB	`rgb(119, 155, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, -16.47, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 17.5, 160.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.772, 29.141, 27.66)`
Decimal	`7838600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779B88, 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 #779B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #779B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779b88; }
.text { color: #779b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 155 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779b88, #779b9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #779B88?: #779B88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779B88?: The RGB value is 119, 155, 136: 119 red, 155 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779B88?: The complementary color is #9B778A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.