What color is #77806F?

#77806F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77806F?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 111: 119 red, 128 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77806F?

The complementary color is #786F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77806F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77806F color

#77806F rgb(119, 128, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77806F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 43.5% blue (119, 128, 111).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#77806F color codes

HEX	`#77806F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.41, -6.69, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.41, 10.51, 129.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.196, 20.508, 18.036)`
Decimal	`7831663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77806F, 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 #77806F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77806F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #77806F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77806f; }
.text { color: #77806f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77806f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77806f, #6f806f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77806F?: #77806F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77806F?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 111: 119 red, 128 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77806F?: The complementary color is #786F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77806F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.