What color is #77717B?

#77717B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77717B?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 123: 119 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77717B?

The complementary color is #757B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77717B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77717B color

#77717B rgb(119, 113, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77717B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 48.2% blue (119, 113, 123).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#77717B color codes

HEX	`#77717B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, 4.33, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 6.38, 312.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.087, 17.162, 21.148)`
Decimal	`7827835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77717B, 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 #77717B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77717B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	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 #77717B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77717b; }
.text { color: #77717b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77717b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77717b, #7b717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77717B?: #77717B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77717B?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 123: 119 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77717B?: The complementary color is #757B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77717B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.