What color is #77807C?

#77807C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77807C?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 124: 119 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77807C?

The complementary color is #80777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77807C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77807C color

#77807C rgb(119, 128, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77807C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 48.6% blue (119, 128, 124).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#77807C color codes

HEX	`#77807C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, -4.15, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 4.28, 166.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.964, 20.815, 22.084)`
Decimal	`7831676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77807C, 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 #77807C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77807C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #77807C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77807c; }
.text { color: #77807c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77807c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77807c, #778080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #77807C?: #77807C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77807C?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 124: 119 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77807C?: The complementary color is #80777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77807C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.