What color is #777993?

#777993 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777993?

The RGB value is 119, 121, 147: 119 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777993?

The complementary color is #939177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777993 color

#777993 rgb(119, 121, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777993 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.5% green and 57.6% blue (119, 121, 147).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#777993 color codes

HEX	`#777993`
RGB	`rgb(119, 121, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 5.01, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 15.14, 289.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.71, 19.703, 30.363)`
Decimal	`7829907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777993, 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 #777993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #777993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777993; }
.text { color: #777993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 121 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777993, #837793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #777993?: #777993 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777993?: The RGB value is 119, 121, 147: 119 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777993?: The complementary color is #939177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.