What color is #77797E?

#77797E is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77797E?

The RGB value is 119, 121, 126: 119 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77797E?

The complementary color is #7E7C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77797E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77797E color

#77797E rgb(119, 121, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77797E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (119, 121, 126).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#77797E color codes

HEX	`#77797E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 121, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 0.28, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 3, 275.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.21, 19.103, 22.462)`
Decimal	`7829886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77797E, 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 #77797E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77797E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #77797E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77797e; }
.text { color: #77797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77797e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 121 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77797e, #79777e); }

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Questions

What color is #77797E?: #77797E is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77797E?: The RGB value is 119, 121, 126: 119 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77797E?: The complementary color is #7E7C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77797E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.