What color is #777C74?

#777C74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777C74?

The RGB value is 119, 124, 116: 119 red, 124 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777C74?

The complementary color is #79747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777C74 color

#777C74 rgb(119, 124, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777C74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.6% green and 45.5% blue (119, 124, 116).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#777C74 color codes

HEX	`#777C74`
RGB	`rgb(119, 124, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, -3.47, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 5.09, 133.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.967, 19.598, 19.356)`
Decimal	`7830644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777C74, 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 #777C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #777C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777c74; }
.text { color: #777c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 124 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777c74, #747c75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777C74?: #777C74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777C74?: The RGB value is 119, 124, 116: 119 red, 124 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777C74?: The complementary color is #79747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.