What color is #777F9A?

#777F9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777F9A?

The RGB value is 119, 127, 154: 119 red, 127 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777F9A?

The complementary color is #9A9277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777F9A color

#777F9A rgb(119, 127, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #777F9A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.8% green and 60.4% blue (119, 127, 154).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#777F9A color codes

HEX	`#777F9A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 127, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, 3.18, -15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 15.78, 281.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.028, 21.433, 33.595)`
Decimal	`7831450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777F9A, 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 #777F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #777F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777f9a; }
.text { color: #777f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 127 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777f9a, #80779a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #777F9A?: #777F9A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777F9A?: The RGB value is 119, 127, 154: 119 red, 127 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777F9A?: The complementary color is #9A9277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.