Palettes / Colors / #779B68

#779B68 — Dusty Green

#779B68 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 #779B68 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.

#779B68 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 #8C699B; it also sits naturally between #919B69 and #699B73. 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 41%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #779B68

.text { color: #779B68; }
.background { background-color: #779B68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #779B68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 155, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 20%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #779B68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 155, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #779B68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 155, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#779B68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#779B68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C699B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #779B68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #779B68

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 #779B68 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 #779B68 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

← #779B67  ·  #779B69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #779B68?

#779B68 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 119, 155, 104). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #779B68?

#779B68 is RGB 119, 155, 104 — HSL 102°, 20%, 51% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 33%, 39%.

What colors go with #779B68?

Its complement is #8C699B; analogous partners are #919B69 and #699B73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #779B68 for text?

Black text on #779B68 has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.