What color is #777C82?

#777C82 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777C82?

The RGB value is 119, 124, 130: 119 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777C82?

The complementary color is #827D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777C82 color

#777C82 rgb(119, 124, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777C82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (119, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#777C82 color codes

HEX	`#777C82`
RGB	`rgb(119, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -0.6, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 3.95, 261.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.844, 19.949, 23.972)`
Decimal	`7830658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777C82, 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 #777C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #777C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777c82; }
.text { color: #777c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777c82, #787782); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777C82?: #777C82 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777C82?: The RGB value is 119, 124, 130: 119 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777C82?: The complementary color is #827D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.