What color is #77727A?

#77727A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77727A?

The RGB value is 119, 114, 122: 119 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77727A?

The complementary color is #757A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77727A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77727A color

#77727A rgb(119, 114, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77727A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (119, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% 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 4.7:1).

#77727A color codes

HEX	`#77727A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, 3.54, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 5.13, 313.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.137, 17.362, 20.857)`
Decimal	`7828090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77727A, 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 #77727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #77727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77727a; }
.text { color: #77727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77727a, #7a7279); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #77727A?: #77727A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77727A?: The RGB value is 119, 114, 122: 119 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77727A?: The complementary color is #757A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77727A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.