What color is #777A6D?

#777A6D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A6D?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 109: 119 red, 122 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A6D?

The complementary color is #706D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777A6D color

#777A6D rgb(119, 122, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777A6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 42.7% blue (119, 122, 109).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#777A6D color codes

HEX	`#777A6D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, -3.66, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 7.66, 118.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.327, 18.945, 17.209)`
Decimal	`7830125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A6D, 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 #777A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #777A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a6d; }
.text { color: #777a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a6d, #717a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777A6D?: #777A6D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A6D?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 109: 119 red, 122 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A6D?: The complementary color is #706D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.