What color is #77818C?

#77818C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77818C?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 140: 119 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77818C?

The complementary color is #8C8277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77818C color

#77818C rgb(119, 129, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77818C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (119, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#77818C color codes

HEX	`#77818C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, -1.27, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 7.29, 259.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.191, 21.516, 27.895)`
Decimal	`7831948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77818C, 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 #77818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #77818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77818c; }
.text { color: #77818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77818c, #77778c); }

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Questions

What color is #77818C?: #77818C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77818C?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 140: 119 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77818C?: The complementary color is #8C8277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.