What color is #777871?

#777871 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777871?

The RGB value is 119, 120, 113: 119 red, 120 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777871?

The complementary color is #727178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777871?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777871 color

#777871 rgb(119, 120, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777871 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.1% green and 44.3% blue (119, 120, 113).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777871 color codes

HEX	`#777871`
RGB	`rgb(119, 120, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, -1.76, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 4.1, 115.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.304, 18.547, 18.288)`
Decimal	`7829617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777871, 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 #777871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #777871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777871; }
.text { color: #777871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 120 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777871, #747871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777871?: #777871 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777871?: The RGB value is 119, 120, 113: 119 red, 120 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777871?: The complementary color is #727178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777871?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.