What color is #779BA3?

#779BA3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779BA3?

The RGB value is 119, 155, 163: 119 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779BA3?

The complementary color is #A37F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779BA3 color

#779BA3 rgb(119, 155, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779BA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.8% green and 63.9% blue (119, 155, 163).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#779BA3 color codes

HEX	`#779BA3`
RGB	`rgb(119, 155, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, -10.43, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 13.28, 218.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.938, 30.008, 39.069)`
Decimal	`7838627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779BA3, 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 #779BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #779BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779ba3; }
.text { color: #779ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 155 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779ba3, #7785a3); }

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Questions

What color is #779BA3?: #779BA3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779BA3?: The RGB value is 119, 155, 163: 119 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779BA3?: The complementary color is #A37F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.