#779699

Color #779699

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#779699

RGB

rgb(119, 150, 153)

HSL

hsl(185.3, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.3, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.92, -10.06, -5.14)

LCH

lch(59.92, 11.3, 207.06)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0349, 203.63)

HWB

hwb(185.3, 46.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997a77

Analogous

#77998b

#779699

#778599

Triadic

#779699

#997796

#969977

Split-complementary

#779699

#997785

#998b77

Tetradic

#779699

#7a7799

#997a77

#969977

Square

#779699

#8b7799

#997a77

#859977

Shades

Color #779699 mixed toward black.

#617f81

#4e6568

#3a4c4e

#273334

#13191a

Tints

Color #779699 mixed toward white.

#8ea7aa

#a4b9bb

#bbcacc

#d2dcdd

#e8edee

Tones

Color #779699 mixed toward gray.

#7a9496

#7d9193

#7f8f90

#828d8e

#858a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868698 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#848198 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#799898 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #779699;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779699]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#779699 (#779699) is rgb(119, 150, 153) in RGB.

No, #779699 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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