What color is #779E5E?

#779E5E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779E5E?

The RGB value is 119, 158, 94: 119 red, 158 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779E5E?

The complementary color is #855E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779E5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779E5E color

#779E5E rgb(119, 158, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #779E5E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62% green and 36.9% blue (119, 158, 94).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#779E5E color codes

HEX	`#779E5E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 158, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -25.33, 29.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 38.66, 130.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.855, 29.183, 15.069)`
Decimal	`7839326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779E5E, 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 #779E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #779E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779e5e; }
.text { color: #779e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 158 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779e5e, #5e9e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #779E5E?: #779E5E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779E5E?: The RGB value is 119, 158, 94: 119 red, 158 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779E5E?: The complementary color is #855E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779E5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.