779B8A

#779B8A closest to Parisian Patina

#779B8A is a medium, muted green; the closest named color is Parisian Patina. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60.8% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(119, 155, 138)). Its HSL value is 152° hue, 15% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black. #779B8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.84:1.

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Variations of #779B8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#779B8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#779B8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #779B8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93918B
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9689
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91978A
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93918B
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C958B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #709B96
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #749B90
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D9591

#779B8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.07:1 Poor#779B8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.84:1 Good#779B8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#779B8A in CSS

/* Parisian Patina */
.color { color: #779B8A; }
.background { background-color: #779B8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #779B8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(119 155 138);
color: hsl(152 15% 54%);
color: oklch(0.658 0.047 164.5);

#779B8A FAQ

What color is #779B8A?

#779B8A is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #779B8A?

#779B8A is rgb(119, 155, 138) in RGB, hsl(152, 15%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #779B8A?

The complementary color of #779B8A is #9B7788, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #779B8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #779B8A: 6.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #779B8A a warm or cool color?

#779B8A is a cool color.