What color is #777777?

#777777 is a gray known as Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lucky Gray?

The RGB value is 119, 119, 119: 119 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lucky Gray?

The complementary color is #777777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lucky Gray color: hex code #777777

#777777 rgb(119, 119, 119)

Shades of gray

Lucky Gray has the hex code #777777. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (119, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

Lucky Gray (#777777) color codes

HEX	`#777777`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.534, 18.448, 20.086)`
Decimal	`7829367`
Short hex	`#777`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lucky Gray, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #777777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #777777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777777; }
.text { color: #777777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777777, #777777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #777777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #777777?: #777777 is a gray known as Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lucky Gray?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 119: 119 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lucky Gray?: The complementary color is #777777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.