What color is #779D80?

#779D80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779D80?

The RGB value is 119, 157, 128: 119 red, 157 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779D80?

The complementary color is #9D7794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779D80 color

#779D80 rgb(119, 157, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #779D80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.6% green and 50.2% blue (119, 157, 128).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#779D80 color codes

HEX	`#779D80`
RGB	`rgb(119, 157, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, -19.11, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 22.05, 150.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.56, 29.594, 24.889)`
Decimal	`7839104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779D80, 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 #779D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #779D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779d80; }
.text { color: #779d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 157 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779d80, #779d93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #779D80?: #779D80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779D80?: The RGB value is 119, 157, 128: 119 red, 157 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779D80?: The complementary color is #9D7794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.