What color is #779D89?

#779D89 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 #779D89?

The RGB value is 119, 157, 137: 119 red, 157 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779D89?

The complementary color is #9D778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779D89 color

#779D89 rgb(119, 157, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #779D89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 61.6% green and 53.7% blue (119, 157, 137).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#779D89 color codes

HEX	`#779D89`
RGB	`rgb(119, 157, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 61.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, -17.31, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 18.4, 160.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.179, 29.841, 28.148)`
Decimal	`7839113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779D89, 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 #779D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #779D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779d89; }
.text { color: #779d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 157 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779d89, #779d9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #779D89?: #779D89 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 #779D89?: The RGB value is 119, 157, 137: 119 red, 157 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779D89?: The complementary color is #9D778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.