What color is #777E9B?

#777E9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777E9B?

The RGB value is 119, 126, 155: 119 red, 126 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777E9B?

The complementary color is #9B9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777E9B color

#777E9B rgb(119, 126, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777E9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.4% green and 60.8% blue (119, 126, 155).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#777E9B color codes

HEX	`#777E9B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 126, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, 4.01, -16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 16.89, 283.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.983, 21.21, 33.992)`
Decimal	`7831195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777E9B, 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 #777E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #777E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777e9b; }
.text { color: #777e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 126 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777e9b, #82779b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #777E9B?: #777E9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777E9B?: The RGB value is 119, 126, 155: 119 red, 126 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777E9B?: The complementary color is #9B9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.