Exploring the Color #779E9D

#779E9D sits at 178° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 17% saturation and 54% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 119, 158, 157 produces a 7.16:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #779E9D is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 43 units away from #808080. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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