What color is #757777?

#757777 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757777?

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

What is the complementary color of #757777?

The complementary color is #777575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757777 color

#757777 rgb(117, 119, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757777 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#757777 color codes

HEX	`#757777`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -0.76, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 0.8, 199.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.262, 18.307, 20.073)`
Decimal	`7698295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757777, 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 #757777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #757777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757777; }
.text { color: #757777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757777, #757677); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #757777?: #757777 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757777?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 119: 117 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757777?: The complementary color is #777575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.