What color is #779FB9?

#779FB9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #779FB9?

The RGB value is 119, 159, 185: 119 red, 159 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #779FB9?

The complementary color is #B99177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #779FB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#779FB9 color

#779FB9 rgb(119, 159, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #779FB9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 62.4% green and 72.5% blue (119, 159, 185).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#779FB9 color codes

HEX	`#779FB9`
RGB	`rgb(119, 159, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 62.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, -7.1, -17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 19.16, 248.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.76, 32.219, 50.593)`
Decimal	`7839673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #779FB9, 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 #779FB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#779FB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #779FB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #779fb9; }
.text { color: #779fb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #779fb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 159 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #779fb9, #777eb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #779FB9?: #779FB9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #779FB9?: The RGB value is 119, 159, 185: 119 red, 159 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #779FB9?: The complementary color is #B99177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #779FB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.