What color is #757771?

#757771 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757771?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 113: 117 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757771?

The complementary color is #737177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757771 color

#757771 rgb(117, 119, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757771 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 44.3% blue (117, 119, 113).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#757771 color codes

HEX	`#757771`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, -1.95, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 3.61, 122.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.913, 18.168, 18.235)`
Decimal	`7698289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757771, 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 #757771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #757771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757771; }
.text { color: #757771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757771, #727771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757771?: #757771 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757771?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 113: 117 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757771?: The complementary color is #737177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.