Palettes / Colors / #779B66

#779B66 — Dusty Green

#779B66 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #779B66 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#779B66 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #89659A; it also sits naturally between #909A65 and #659A6F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 61% · Blue 40%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 39%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #779B66

.text { color: #779B66; }
.background { background-color: #779B66; }
.border { border: 3px solid #779B66; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 155, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 21%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #779B66; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 155, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #779B66; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 155, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#779B66">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#779B66">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89659A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #779B66: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #779B66

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #779B66 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #779B66 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #779B65  ·  #779B67 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #779B66?

#779B66 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 119, 155, 102). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #779B66?

#779B66 is RGB 119, 155, 102 — HSL 101°, 21%, 50% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 34%, 39%.

What colors go with #779B66?

Its complement is #89659A; analogous partners are #909A65 and #659A6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #779B66 for text?

Black text on #779B66 has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.