Palettes / Colors / #779B6A

#779B6A — Dusty Green

#779B6A 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 #779B6A 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.

#779B6A 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 #8E699B; it also sits naturally between #8F9B69 and #699B75. 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 42%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #779B6A

.text { color: #779B6A; }
.background { background-color: #779B6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #779B6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 155, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 20%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #779B6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 155, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #779B6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 155, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#779B6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#779B6A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E699B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #779B6A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #779B6A

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 #779B6A 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 #779B6A 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

← #779B69  ·  #779B6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #779B6A?

#779B6A is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 119, 155, 106). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #779B6A?

#779B6A is RGB 119, 155, 106 — HSL 104°, 20%, 51% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 32%, 39%.

What colors go with #779B6A?

Its complement is #8E699B; analogous partners are #8F9B69 and #699B75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #779B6A for text?

Black text on #779B6A has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.