What color is #777975?

#777975 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777975?

The RGB value is 119, 121, 117: 119 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777975?

The complementary color is #777579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777975 color

#777975 rgb(119, 121, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (119, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#777975 color codes

HEX	`#777975`
RGB	`rgb(119, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 3%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, -1.56, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 2.48, 128.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.655, 18.881, 19.54)`
Decimal	`7829877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777975, 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 #777975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #777975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777975; }
.text { color: #777975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777975, #757975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777975?: #777975 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777975?: The RGB value is 119, 121, 117: 119 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777975?: The complementary color is #777579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.