What color is #777580?

#777580 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777580?

The RGB value is 119, 117, 128: 119 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777580?

The complementary color is #7E8075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777580 color

#777580 rgb(119, 117, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777580 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.9% green and 50.2% blue (119, 117, 128).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#777580 color codes

HEX	`#777580`
RGB	`rgb(119, 117, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, 3.04, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 6.5, 297.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.865, 18.203, 22.99)`
Decimal	`7828864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777580, 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 #777580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #777580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777580; }
.text { color: #777580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 117 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777580, #7d7580); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777580?: #777580 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777580?: The RGB value is 119, 117, 128: 119 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777580?: The complementary color is #7E8075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.