What color is #777B8F?

#777B8F 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 #777B8F?

The RGB value is 119, 123, 143: 119 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777B8F?

The complementary color is #8F8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777B8F?

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.

#777B8F color

#777B8F rgb(119, 123, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777B8F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.2% green and 56.1% blue (119, 123, 143).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777B8F color codes

HEX	`#777B8F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 123, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 2.89, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 11.68, 284.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.647, 20.071, 28.82)`
Decimal	`7830415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777B8F, 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 #777B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777B8F 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 #777B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777b8f; }
.text { color: #777b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 123 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777b8f, #7f778f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #777B8F?: #777B8F 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 #777B8F?: The RGB value is 119, 123, 143: 119 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777B8F?: The complementary color is #8F8B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777B8F?: 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.