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#779121 Color

#779121 is rgb(119, 145, 33) in RGB, hsl(74, 63%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 77%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#779121
HEX#779121
RGBrgb(119, 145, 33)
HSLhsl(74, 63%, 35%)
HSVhsv(74, 77%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 77%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.137 122.2)
LABlab(56.58% -21.04 51.66)
LCHlch(56.58% 55.78 112.16)

What #779121 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #779121, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#779121 Channel Values

How #779121 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 145 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 63% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 77% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #779121 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #779121

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #779121; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #779121

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #779121.

How #779121 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#779121
Protanopia#8D8D22
Protanomaly#858F21
Deuteranopia#898924
Deuteranomaly#828C23
Tritanopia#818989
Tritanomaly#7D8C6E
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #779121 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-779121: #779121;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #779121;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-779121': '#779121' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.569, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_779121">#779121</color>
SVG fillfill="#779121"

More Green Colors

#779121 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#779121 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #779121?

#779121 is a dark green — rgb(119, 145, 33) in RGB and hsl(74, 63%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #779121?

#779121 is rgb(119, 145, 33) — red 119, green 145, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #779121?

#779121 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 77%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #779121 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #779121 scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #779121 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #779121 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 4.74, which is very hard to tell apart.

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