What color is #779BAC?

#779BAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779BAC?

The RGB value is 119, 155, 172: 119 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779BAC?

The complementary color is #AC8877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779BAC color

#779BAC rgb(119, 155, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #779BAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.8% green and 67.5% blue (119, 155, 172).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#779BAC color codes

HEX	`#779BAC`
RGB	`rgb(119, 155, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, -8.22, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 15.27, 237.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.773, 30.342, 43.468)`
Decimal	`7838636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779BAC, 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 #779BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #779BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779bac; }
.text { color: #779bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 155 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779bac, #7781ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #779BAC?: #779BAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779BAC?: The RGB value is 119, 155, 172: 119 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779BAC?: The complementary color is #AC8877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.