What color is #777775?

#777775 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777775?

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

What is the complementary color of #777775?

The complementary color is #757577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777775?

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.

#777775 color

#777775 rgb(119, 119, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777775 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777775 color codes

HEX	`#777775`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -0.4, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 1.17, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.415, 18.4, 19.46)`
Decimal	`7829365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777775, 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 #777775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777775 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 #777775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777775; }
.text { color: #777775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777775, #767775); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777775?: #777775 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777775?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 117: 119 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777775?: The complementary color is #757577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777775?: 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.