What color is #779EA3?

#779EA3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779EA3?

The RGB value is 119, 158, 163: 119 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779EA3?

The complementary color is #A37C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779EA3 color

#779EA3 rgb(119, 158, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779EA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (119, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#779EA3 color codes

HEX	`#779EA3`
RGB	`rgb(119, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.52, -12.05, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.52, 13.91, 209.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.443, 31.019, 39.237)`
Decimal	`7839395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779EA3, 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 #779EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #779EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779ea3; }
.text { color: #779ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779ea3, #7788a3); }

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Questions

What color is #779EA3?: #779EA3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779EA3?: The RGB value is 119, 158, 163: 119 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779EA3?: The complementary color is #A37C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.