What color is #77737A?

#77737A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77737A?

The RGB value is 119, 115, 122: 119 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77737A?

The complementary color is #767A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77737A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77737A color

#77737A rgb(119, 115, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77737A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.1% green and 47.8% blue (119, 115, 122).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#77737A color codes

HEX	`#77737A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 115, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, 2.95, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 4.43, 311.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.251, 17.589, 20.895)`
Decimal	`7828346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77737A, 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 #77737A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77737A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #77737A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77737a; }
.text { color: #77737a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77737a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 115 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77737a, #7a737a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #77737A?: #77737A is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77737A?: The RGB value is 119, 115, 122: 119 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77737A?: The complementary color is #767A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77737A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.