What color is #779C7F?

#779C7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779C7F?

The RGB value is 119, 156, 127: 119 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779C7F?

The complementary color is #9C7794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779C7F color

#779C7F rgb(119, 156, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #779C7F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.2% green and 49.8% blue (119, 156, 127).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#779C7F color codes

HEX	`#779C7F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 156, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -18.79, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 21.82, 149.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.326, 29.23, 24.488)`
Decimal	`7838847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779C7F, 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 #779C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #779C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779c7f; }
.text { color: #779c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 156 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779c7f, #779c92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #779C7F?: #779C7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779C7F?: The RGB value is 119, 156, 127: 119 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779C7F?: The complementary color is #9C7794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.