What color is #77788D?

#77788D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77788D?

The RGB value is 119, 120, 141: 119 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77788D?

The complementary color is #8D8C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77788D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77788D color

#77788D rgb(119, 120, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77788D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.1% green and 55.3% blue (119, 120, 141).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#77788D color codes

HEX	`#77788D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 120, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, 4.18, -11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 12.24, 289.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.131, 19.278, 27.907)`
Decimal	`7829645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77788D, 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 #77788D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77788D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #77788D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77788d; }
.text { color: #77788d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77788d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 120 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77788d, #81778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77788D?: #77788D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77788D?: The RGB value is 119, 120, 141: 119 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77788D?: The complementary color is #8D8C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77788D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.