Colour
#779C9A
- #779C9A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#779C9A is a cyan with RGB values 119, 156, 154 and HSL 177°, 16%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#779C9A#779C9A
HEX#779C9A
RGBrgb(119, 156, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.6118, 0.6039
RGB percentages46.7%, 61.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(176.8, 15.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 23.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK23.7%, 0%, 1.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,838,874
CSS custom property--colour: #779C9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#886365
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C7779
Analogous#779C88, #778C9C
Triadic#9A779C, #9C9A77
Split complementary#9C778C, #9C8877
Tetradic#88779C, #9C7779, #8C9C77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G156
B154
Red119 (46.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue176.76°
Saturation (HSL)15.74%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 77 · G 9C · B 9A
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