What color is #777E87?

#777E87 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777E87?

The RGB value is 119, 126, 135: 119 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777E87?

The complementary color is #878077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777E87?

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.

#777E87 color

#777E87 rgb(119, 126, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777E87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (119, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777E87 color codes

HEX	`#777E87`
RGB	`rgb(119, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, -0.66, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 5.8, 263.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.441, 20.593, 25.868)`
Decimal	`7831175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777E87, 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 #777E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777E87 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 #777E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777e87; }
.text { color: #777e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777e87, #787787); }

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Questions

What color is #777E87?: #777E87 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777E87?: The RGB value is 119, 126, 135: 119 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777E87?: The complementary color is #878077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777E87?: 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.