What color is #777271?

#777271 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777271?

The RGB value is 119, 114, 113: 119 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777271?

The complementary color is #717677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777271?

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.

#777271 color

#777271 rgb(119, 114, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777271 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.7% green and 44.3% blue (119, 114, 113).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777271 color codes

HEX	`#777271`
RGB	`rgb(119, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 1.73, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 2.12, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.605, 17.149, 18.055)`
Decimal	`7828081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777271, 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 #777271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777271 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 #777271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777271; }
.text { color: #777271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777271, #777571); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777271?: #777271 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777271?: The RGB value is 119, 114, 113: 119 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777271?: The complementary color is #717677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777271?: 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.