What color is #777881?

#777881 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777881?

The RGB value is 119, 120, 129: 119 red, 120 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777881?

The complementary color is #818077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777881 color

#777881 rgb(119, 120, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777881 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.1% green and 50.6% blue (119, 120, 129).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#777881 color codes

HEX	`#777881`
RGB	`rgb(119, 120, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, 1.5, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 5.26, 286.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.286, 18.94, 23.457)`
Decimal	`7829633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777881, 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 #777881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #777881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777881; }
.text { color: #777881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 120 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777881, #7b7781); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777881?: #777881 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777881?: The RGB value is 119, 120, 129: 119 red, 120 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777881?: The complementary color is #818077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.