What color is #777B9F?

#777B9F 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 #777B9F?

The RGB value is 119, 123, 159: 119 red, 123 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777B9F?

The complementary color is #9F9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777B9F color

#777B9F rgb(119, 123, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777B9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.2% green and 62.4% blue (119, 123, 159).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 17% saturation and 55% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#777B9F color codes

HEX	`#777B9F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 123, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 6.77, -19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 20.89, 288.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.947, 20.591, 35.665)`
Decimal	`7830431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777B9F, 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 #777B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #777B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777b9f; }
.text { color: #777b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 123 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777b9f, #87779f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #777B9F?: #777B9F 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 #777B9F?: The RGB value is 119, 123, 159: 119 red, 123 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777B9F?: The complementary color is #9F9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.