What color is #779CA1?

#779CA1 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 #779CA1?

The RGB value is 119, 156, 161: 119 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779CA1?

The complementary color is #A17C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779CA1 color

#779CA1 rgb(119, 156, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779CA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (119, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#779CA1 color codes

HEX	`#779CA1`
RGB	`rgb(119, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, -11.45, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 13.29, 210.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.927, 30.271, 38.188)`
Decimal	`7838881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779CA1, 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 #779CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #779CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779ca1; }
.text { color: #779ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779ca1, #7787a1); }

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Questions

What color is #779CA1?: #779CA1 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 #779CA1?: The RGB value is 119, 156, 161: 119 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779CA1?: The complementary color is #A17C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.