What color is #779F49?

#779F49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779F49?

The RGB value is 119, 159, 73: 119 red, 159 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779F49?

The complementary color is #71499F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779F49?

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.

#779F49 color

#779F49 rgb(119, 159, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #779F49 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62.4% green and 28.6% blue (119, 159, 73).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#779F49 color codes

HEX	`#779F49`
RGB	`rgb(119, 159, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 54%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, -28.44, 40.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 49.12, 125.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.208, 29.199, 10.821)`
Decimal	`7839561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779F49, 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 #779F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#779F49 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 #779F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779f49; }
.text { color: #779f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 159 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779f49, #4c9f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #779F49?: #779F49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779F49?: The RGB value is 119, 159, 73: 119 red, 159 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779F49?: The complementary color is #71499F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779F49?: 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.