What color is #777387?

#777387 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777387?

The RGB value is 119, 115, 135: 119 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777387?

The complementary color is #838773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777387 color

#777387 rgb(119, 115, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.1% green and 52.9% blue (119, 115, 135).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#777387 color codes

HEX	`#777387`
RGB	`rgb(119, 115, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, 5.76, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 11.87, 299.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.111, 17.933, 25.424)`
Decimal	`7828359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777387, 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 #777387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #777387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777387; }
.text { color: #777387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 115 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777387, #817387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #777387?: #777387 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777387?: The RGB value is 119, 115, 135: 119 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777387?: The complementary color is #838773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.