What color is #779C70?

#779C70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779C70?

The RGB value is 119, 156, 112: 119 red, 156 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779C70?

The complementary color is #95709C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779C70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779C70 color

#779C70 rgb(119, 156, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #779C70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.2% green and 43.9% blue (119, 156, 112).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#779C70 color codes

HEX	`#779C70`
RGB	`rgb(119, 156, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -21.52, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 28.72, 138.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.42, 28.868, 19.717)`
Decimal	`7838832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779C70, 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 #779C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #779C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779c70; }
.text { color: #779c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 156 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779c70, #709c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #779C70?: #779C70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779C70?: The RGB value is 119, 156, 112: 119 red, 156 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779C70?: The complementary color is #95709C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779C70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.