Palettes / Colors / #779C8A

#779C8A — Dusty Green

#779C8A is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #779C8A 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.

#779C8A is a cool 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 #9C7789; it also sits naturally between #779C78 and #779C9C. 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 54%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #779C8A

.text { color: #779C8A; }
.background { background-color: #779C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #779C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 156, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 16%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #779C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 156, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #779C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 156, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#779C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#779C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C7789:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #779C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #779C8A

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 #779C8A 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 #779C8A 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

← #779C89  ·  #779C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #779C8A?

#779C8A is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 119, 156, 138). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #779C8A?

#779C8A is RGB 119, 156, 138 — HSL 151°, 16%, 54% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 12%, 39%.

What colors go with #779C8A?

Its complement is #9C7789; analogous partners are #779C78 and #779C9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #779C8A for text?

Black text on #779C8A has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.04:1.