What color is #779EA5?

#779EA5 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 #779EA5?

The RGB value is 119, 158, 165: 119 red, 158 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779EA5?

The complementary color is #A57E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779EA5 color

#779EA5 rgb(119, 158, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #779EA5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62% green and 64.7% blue (119, 158, 165).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#779EA5 color codes

HEX	`#779EA5`
RGB	`rgb(119, 158, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, -11.57, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 14.06, 214.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.624, 31.091, 40.188)`
Decimal	`7839397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779EA5, 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 #779EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #779EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779ea5; }
.text { color: #779ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 158 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779ea5, #7787a5); }

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Questions

What color is #779EA5?: #779EA5 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 #779EA5?: The RGB value is 119, 158, 165: 119 red, 158 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779EA5?: The complementary color is #A57E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.