What color is #779EA0?

#779EA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779EA0?

The RGB value is 119, 158, 160: 119 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779EA0?

The complementary color is #A07977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779EA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779EA0 color

#779EA0 rgb(119, 158, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779EA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62% green and 62.7% blue (119, 158, 160).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#779EA0 color codes

HEX	`#779EA0`
RGB	`rgb(119, 158, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.43, -12.76, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.43, 13.85, 202.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.178, 30.913, 37.838)`
Decimal	`7839392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779EA0, 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 #779EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #779EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779ea0; }
.text { color: #779ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 158 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779ea0, #7789a0); }

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Questions

What color is #779EA0?: #779EA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779EA0?: The RGB value is 119, 158, 160: 119 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779EA0?: The complementary color is #A07977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779EA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.