What color is #779B93?

#779B93 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 #779B93?

The RGB value is 119, 155, 147: 119 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779B93?

The complementary color is #9B777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779B93 color

#779B93 rgb(119, 155, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779B93 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (119, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#779B93 color codes

HEX	`#779B93`
RGB	`rgb(119, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, -14.12, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 14.12, 179.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.594, 29.47, 31.991)`
Decimal	`7838611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779B93, 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 #779B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #779B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779b93; }
.text { color: #779b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779b93, #77919b); }

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Questions

What color is #779B93?: #779B93 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 #779B93?: The RGB value is 119, 155, 147: 119 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779B93?: The complementary color is #9B777F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.