What color is #77747B?

#77747B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77747B?

The RGB value is 119, 116, 123: 119 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77747B?

The complementary color is #787B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77747B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77747B color

#77747B rgb(119, 116, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77747B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (119, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#77747B color codes

HEX	`#77747B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 6%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, 2.57, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 4.29, 306.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.428, 17.843, 21.261)`
Decimal	`7828603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77747B, 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 #77747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #77747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77747b; }
.text { color: #77747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77747b, #7a747b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #77747B?: #77747B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77747B?: The RGB value is 119, 116, 123: 119 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77747B?: The complementary color is #787B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77747B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.