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#779156 color: Piquant Green

#779156 is rgb(119, 145, 86) in RGB and oklch(62.17% 0.08837 128.126) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

62.2%
0.088
128°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.52:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #779156

#779156 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 62.2% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.52:1 contrast and black text 5.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Piquant Green (#769358). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #779156 mixed with white

  1. 779156
  2. 849c67
  3. 91a677
  4. 9eb188
  5. abbc98
  6. b9c7a9
  7. c7d2ba
  8. d4ddcb
  9. e2e8dc
  10. f1f4ed

Darker: #779156 mixed with black

  1. 779156
  2. 677d4a
  3. 576a3e
  4. 475832
  5. 384627
  6. 2a351c
  7. 1c2512
  8. 101508
  9. 050702
  10. 010100

Calmer: #779156 with less saturation

  1. 779156
  2. 79905c
  3. 7a8f61
  4. 7c8e66
  5. 7d8d6b
  6. 7f8c70
  7. 808b74
  8. 828a79
  9. 83897e
  10. 858882

Questions about #779156

What color is #779156?

#779156 is soft lime. The closest named color is Piquant Green. In RGB it is rgb(119, 145, 86), in HSL hsl(86.44, 25.54%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.17% 0.08837 128.126).

What colors go well with #779156?

The complementary color of #779156 is #9678b0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #958745 and #559772. The triadic partners are #5a8bba and #b5707c.

Is white or black text more readable on #779156?

White text reads better on #779156: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and black gives 5.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #779156 a warm or cool color?

#779156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 62.2% and its chroma 0.088.