What color is #777F7C?

#777F7C is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777F7C?

The RGB value is 119, 127, 124: 119 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777F7C?

The complementary color is #7F777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777F7C color

#777F7C rgb(119, 127, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777F7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.8% green and 48.6% blue (119, 127, 124).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#777F7C color codes

HEX	`#777F7C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 127, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -3.58, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 3.63, 170.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.834, 20.556, 22.04)`
Decimal	`7831420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777F7C, 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 #777F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #777F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777f7c; }
.text { color: #777f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 127 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777f7c, #777e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777F7C?: #777F7C is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777F7C?: The RGB value is 119, 127, 124: 119 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777F7C?: The complementary color is #7F777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.