What color is #777A8E?

#777A8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A8E?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 142: 119 red, 122 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A8E?

The complementary color is #8E8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777A8E color

#777A8E rgb(119, 122, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777A8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 55.7% blue (119, 122, 142).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#777A8E color codes

HEX	`#777A8E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, 3.24, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 11.66, 286.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.449, 19.794, 28.382)`
Decimal	`7830158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A8E, 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 #777A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #777A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a8e; }
.text { color: #777a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a8e, #7f778e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #777A8E?: #777A8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A8E?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 142: 119 red, 122 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A8E?: The complementary color is #8E8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.