What color is #777F6C?

#777F6C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777F6C?

The RGB value is 119, 127, 108: 119 red, 127 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777F6C?

The complementary color is #746C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777F6C color

#777F6C rgb(119, 127, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777F6C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.8% green and 42.4% blue (119, 127, 108).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#777F6C color codes

HEX	`#777F6C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 127, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, -6.67, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 11.48, 125.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.903, 20.183, 17.137)`
Decimal	`7831404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777F6C, 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 #777F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #777F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777f6c; }
.text { color: #777f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 127 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777f6c, #6e7f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777F6C?: #777F6C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777F6C?: The RGB value is 119, 127, 108: 119 red, 127 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777F6C?: The complementary color is #746C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.