Information about #778D79 color

#778D79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#778D79 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(119, 141, 121) — 46.7% red, 55.3% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 8 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #778D79 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Smoky Green (#79867C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Xanadu (#738678) and Blue Smoke (#78857A).

In RGB terms — rgb(119, 141, 121) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #778D79: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #778D79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#778D79 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#778D79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #778D79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smoky Green color link
Smoky Green

#79867C

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Grey Green color link
Grey Green

#789B73

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#778D79
  • RGB119, 141, 121
  • CMYK9, 0, 8, 45
  • CSSrgb(119, 141, 121)
  • HSL125°, 9%, 51%
  • HSL Precise125.455°, 8.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV125°, 16%, 55%
  • HSB125°, 16%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.553, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.553, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.553, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID778D79
  • DECIMAL ID7835001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01