What color is #777F97?

#777F97 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 #777F97?

The RGB value is 119, 127, 151: 119 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777F97?

The complementary color is #978F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777F97 color

#777F97 rgb(119, 127, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777F97 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.8% green and 59.2% blue (119, 127, 151).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#777F97 color codes

HEX	`#777F97`
RGB	`rgb(119, 127, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 2.45, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 14.09, 280.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.782, 21.335, 32.295)`
Decimal	`7831447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777F97, 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 #777F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #777F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777f97; }
.text { color: #777f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 127 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777f97, #7f7797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #777F97?: #777F97 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 #777F97?: The RGB value is 119, 127, 151: 119 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777F97?: The complementary color is #978F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.