What color is #77748C?

#77748C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77748C?

The RGB value is 119, 116, 140: 119 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77748C?

The complementary color is #898C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77748C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77748C color

#77748C rgb(119, 116, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77748C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.5% green and 54.9% blue (119, 116, 140).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#77748C color codes

HEX	`#77748C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 116, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 6.31, -12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 14.13, 296.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.586, 18.306, 27.36)`
Decimal	`7828620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77748C, 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 #77748C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77748C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #77748C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77748c; }
.text { color: #77748c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77748c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 116 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77748c, #83748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77748C?: #77748C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77748C?: The RGB value is 119, 116, 140: 119 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77748C?: The complementary color is #898C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77748C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.