Recognised as Colour
#779A8A
- #779A8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#779A8A is a cyan with RGB values 119, 154, 138 and HSL 153°, 15%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#779A8A#779A8A
HEX#779A8A
RGBrgb(119, 154, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6039, 0.5412
RGB percentages46.7%, 60.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(152.6, 14.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.6, 22.7%, 60.4%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,346
CSS custom property--colour: #779A8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#886575
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A7787
Analogous#779A79, #77999A
Triadic#8A779A, #9A8A77
Split complementary#9A7799, #9A7977
Tetradic#79779A, #9A7787, #999A77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G154
B138
Red119 (46.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue152.57°
Saturation (HSL)14.77%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9A · B 8A
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