#779a9a

Color #779a9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#779a9a

RGB

rgb(119, 154, 154)

HSL

hsl(180, 14.8%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 22.7%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(61.1, -12, -3.96)

LCH

lch(61.1, 12.64, 198.26)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0386, 196.23)

HWB

hwb(180, 46.7%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a7777

Analogous

#779a88

#779a9a

#77889a

Triadic

#779a9a

#9a779a

#9a9a77

Split-complementary

#779a9a

#9a7788

#9a8877

Tetradic

#779a9a

#77779a

#9a7777

#9a9a77

Square

#779a9a

#88779a

#9a7777

#889a77

Shades

Color #779a9a mixed toward black.

#618383

#4d6868

#3a4e4e

#273434

#131a1a

Tints

Color #779a9a mixed toward white.

#8eabab

#a4bcbc

#bbcccc

#d2dddd

#e8eeee

Tones

Color #779a9a mixed toward gray.

#7a9797

#7d9494

#809191

#838e8e

#868b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889a · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#86839a · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#799a9a · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779a9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779a9a]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#779a9a (#779a9a) is rgb(119, 154, 154) in RGB.

No, #779a9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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