What color is #779D68?

#779D68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779D68?

The RGB value is 119, 157, 104: 119 red, 157 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779D68?

The complementary color is #8E689D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779D68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779D68 color

#779D68 rgb(119, 157, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #779D68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.6% green and 40.8% blue (119, 157, 104).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#779D68 color codes

HEX	`#779D68`
RGB	`rgb(119, 157, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -23.34, 23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 33.21, 134.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.163, 29.035, 17.531)`
Decimal	`7839080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779D68, 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 #779D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #779D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779d68; }
.text { color: #779d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 157 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779d68, #689d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #779D68?: #779D68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779D68?: The RGB value is 119, 157, 104: 119 red, 157 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779D68?: The complementary color is #8E689D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779D68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.