What color is #779EAD?

#779EAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779EAD?

The RGB value is 119, 158, 173: 119 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779EAD?

The complementary color is #AD8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779EAD color

#779EAD rgb(119, 158, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #779EAD is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62% green and 67.8% blue (119, 158, 173).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#779EAD color codes

HEX	`#779EAD`
RGB	`rgb(119, 158, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, -9.61, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 15.45, 231.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.375, 31.391, 44.144)`
Decimal	`7839405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779EAD, 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 #779EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #779EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779ead; }
.text { color: #779ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 158 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779ead, #7783ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #779EAD?: #779EAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779EAD?: The RGB value is 119, 158, 173: 119 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779EAD?: The complementary color is #AD8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.