What color is #77767F?

#77767F is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77767F?

The RGB value is 119, 118, 127: 119 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77767F?

The complementary color is #7E7F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77767F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77767F color

#77767F rgb(119, 118, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77767F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.3% green and 49.8% blue (119, 118, 127).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#77767F color codes

HEX	`#77767F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 118, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 2.24, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 5.29, 295.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.916, 18.411, 22.684)`
Decimal	`7829119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77767F, 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 #77767F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77767F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #77767F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77767f; }
.text { color: #77767f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77767f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 118 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77767f, #7c767f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #77767F?: #77767F is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77767F?: The RGB value is 119, 118, 127: 119 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77767F?: The complementary color is #7E7F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77767F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.