What color is #77817D?

#77817D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77817D?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 125: 119 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77817D?

The complementary color is #81777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77817D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77817D color

#77817D rgb(119, 129, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77817D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (119, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#77817D color codes

HEX	`#77817D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -4.51, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 4.6, 168.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.159, 21.103, 22.462)`
Decimal	`7831933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77817D, 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 #77817D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77817D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #77817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77817d; }
.text { color: #77817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77817d, #778081); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77817D?: #77817D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77817D?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 125: 119 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77817D?: The complementary color is #81777B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77817D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.