What color is #777685?

#777685 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777685?

The RGB value is 119, 118, 133: 119 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777685?

The complementary color is #848576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777685 color

#777685 rgb(119, 118, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777685 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.3% green and 52.2% blue (119, 118, 133).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#777685 color codes

HEX	`#777685`
RGB	`rgb(119, 118, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, 3.55, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 8.79, 293.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.319, 18.572, 24.805)`
Decimal	`7829125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777685, 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 #777685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #777685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777685; }
.text { color: #777685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 118 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777685, #7f7685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #777685?: #777685 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777685?: The RGB value is 119, 118, 133: 119 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777685?: The complementary color is #848576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.