What color is #779C88?

#779C88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779C88?

The RGB value is 119, 156, 136: 119 red, 156 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779C88?

The complementary color is #9C778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779C88 color

#779C88 rgb(119, 156, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #779C88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.2% green and 53.3% blue (119, 156, 136).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#779C88 color codes

HEX	`#779C88`
RGB	`rgb(119, 156, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.2, -16.99, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.2, 18.14, 159.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.939, 29.476, 27.716)`
Decimal	`7838856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779C88, 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 #779C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #779C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779c88; }
.text { color: #779c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 156 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779c88, #779c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #779C88?: #779C88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779C88?: The RGB value is 119, 156, 136: 119 red, 156 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779C88?: The complementary color is #9C778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.