#778979

Color #778979

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#778979

RGB

rgb(119, 137, 121)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 7.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 13.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(55.27, -9.79, 6.4)

LCH

lch(55.27, 11.7, 146.83)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0317, 148.42)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 46.7%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#897787

Analogous

#7e8977

#778979

#778982

Triadic

#778979

#797789

#897977

Split-complementary

#778979

#827789

#89777e

Tetradic

#778979

#778789

#897787

#897977

Square

#778979

#777e89

#897787

#898277

Shades

Color #778979 mixed toward black.

#637265

#4f5b51

#3b453c

#282e28

#141714

Tints

Color #778979 mixed toward white.

#8e9d8f

#a4b0a6

#bbc4bc

#d2d8d2

#e8ebe9

Tones

Color #778979 mixed toward gray.

#78887a

#7a867b

#7c857d

#7d837e

#7f827f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f7d · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#7e7d7e · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#788081 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 11.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #778979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#778979]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#778979 (#778979) is rgb(119, 137, 121) in RGB.

No, #778979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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