What color is #777185?

#777185 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777185?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 133: 119 red, 113 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777185?

The complementary color is #7F8571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777185 color

#777185 rgb(119, 113, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777185 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 52.2% blue (119, 113, 133).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#777185 color codes

HEX	`#777185`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 6.5, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 12.03, 302.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.746, 17.426, 24.614)`
Decimal	`7827845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777185, 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 #777185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #777185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777185; }
.text { color: #777185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777185, #817185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #777185?: #777185 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777185?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 133: 119 red, 113 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777185?: The complementary color is #7F8571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.