What color is #777E8D?

#777E8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777E8D?

The RGB value is 119, 126, 141: 119 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777E8D?

The complementary color is #8D8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777E8D color

#777E8D rgb(119, 126, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777E8D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.4% green and 55.3% blue (119, 126, 141).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#777E8D color codes

HEX	`#777E8D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 126, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, 0.69, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 9.01, 274.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.875, 20.766, 28.155)`
Decimal	`7831181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777E8D, 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 #777E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #777E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777e8d; }
.text { color: #777e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 126 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777e8d, #7b778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777E8D?: #777E8D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777E8D?: The RGB value is 119, 126, 141: 119 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777E8D?: The complementary color is #8D8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.