What color is #777697?

#777697 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777697?

The RGB value is 119, 118, 151: 119 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777697?

The complementary color is #969776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777697 color

#777697 rgb(119, 118, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777697 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.3% green and 59.2% blue (119, 118, 151).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#777697 color codes

HEX	`#777697`
RGB	`rgb(119, 118, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 7.74, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 19.28, 293.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.671, 19.113, 31.925)`
Decimal	`7829143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777697, 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 #777697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #777697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777697; }
.text { color: #777697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 118 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777697, #877697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #777697?: #777697 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777697?: The RGB value is 119, 118, 151: 119 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777697?: The complementary color is #969776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.