What color is #77799E?

#77799E 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 #77799E?

The RGB value is 119, 121, 158: 119 red, 121 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77799E?

The complementary color is #9E9C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77799E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77799E color

#77799E rgb(119, 121, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77799E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.5% green and 62% blue (119, 121, 158).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#77799E color codes

HEX	`#77799E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 121, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 7.7, -20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 21.51, 290.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.615, 20.065, 35.128)`
Decimal	`7829918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77799E, 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 #77799E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77799E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #77799E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77799e; }
.text { color: #77799e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77799e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 121 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77799e, #89779e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #77799E?: #77799E 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 #77799E?: The RGB value is 119, 121, 158: 119 red, 121 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77799E?: The complementary color is #9E9C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77799E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.