#779999

Color #779999

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#779999

RGB

rgb(119, 153, 153)

HSL

hsl(180, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(60.78, -11.69, -3.86)

LCH

lch(60.78, 12.31, 198.27)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0376, 196.36)

HWB

hwb(180, 46.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997777

Analogous

#779988

#779999

#778899

Triadic

#779999

#997799

#999977

Split-complementary

#779999

#997788

#998877

Tetradic

#779999

#777799

#997777

#999977

Square

#779999

#887799

#997777

#889977

Shades

Color #779999 mixed toward black.

#618181

#4e6868

#3a4e4e

#273434

#131a1a

Tints

Color #779999 mixed toward white.

#8eaaaa

#a4bbbb

#bbcccc

#d2dddd

#e8eeee

Tones

Color #779999 mixed toward gray.

#7a9696

#7d9393

#7f9090

#828e8e

#858b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878799 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#858299 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#799999 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779999]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#779999 (#779999) is rgb(119, 153, 153) in RGB.

No, #779999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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