What color is #777872?

#777872 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777872?

The RGB value is 119, 120, 114: 119 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777872?

The complementary color is #737278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777872?

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.

#777872 color

#777872 rgb(119, 120, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777872 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (119, 120, 114).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777872 color codes

HEX	`#777872`
RGB	`rgb(119, 120, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -1.57, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 3.53, 116.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.361, 18.57, 18.586)`
Decimal	`7829618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777872, 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 #777872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777872 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 #777872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777872; }
.text { color: #777872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 120 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777872, #747872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777872?: #777872 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777872?: The RGB value is 119, 120, 114: 119 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777872?: The complementary color is #737278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777872?: 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.