What color is #777585?

#777585 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777585?

The RGB value is 119, 117, 133: 119 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777585?

The complementary color is #838575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777585 color

#777585 rgb(119, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (119, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#777585 color codes

HEX	`#777585`
RGB	`rgb(119, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.9, 4.13, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.9, 9.42, 296.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.202, 18.338, 24.766)`
Decimal	`7828869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777585, 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 #777585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #777585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777585; }
.text { color: #777585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777585, #7f7585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #777585?: #777585 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777585?: The RGB value is 119, 117, 133: 119 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777585?: The complementary color is #838575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.