What color is #777B78?

#777B78 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777B78?

The RGB value is 119, 123, 120: 119 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777B78?

The complementary color is #7B777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777B78 color

#777B78 rgb(119, 123, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777B78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.2% green and 47.1% blue (119, 123, 120).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#777B78 color codes

HEX	`#777B78`
RGB	`rgb(119, 123, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 3%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -2.11, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 2.38, 152.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.08, 19.444, 20.566)`
Decimal	`7830392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777B78, 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 #777B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #777B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777b78; }
.text { color: #777b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 123 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777b78, #777b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777B78?: #777B78 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777B78?: The RGB value is 119, 123, 120: 119 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777B78?: The complementary color is #7B777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.