What color is #777583?

#777583 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777583?

The RGB value is 119, 117, 131: 119 red, 117 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777583?

The complementary color is #818375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777583?

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.

#777583 color

#777583 rgb(119, 117, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777583 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.9% green and 51.4% blue (119, 117, 131).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#777583 color codes

HEX	`#777583`
RGB	`rgb(119, 117, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, 3.69, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 8.25, 296.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.065, 18.283, 24.046)`
Decimal	`7828867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777583, 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 #777583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777583 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 #777583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777583; }
.text { color: #777583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 117 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777583, #7e7583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #777583?: #777583 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777583?: The RGB value is 119, 117, 131: 119 red, 117 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777583?: The complementary color is #818375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777583?: 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.