What color is #77818E?

#77818E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77818E?

The RGB value is 119, 129, 142: 119 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77818E?

The complementary color is #8E8477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77818E color

#77818E rgb(119, 129, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77818E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (119, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#77818E color codes

HEX	`#77818E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -0.82, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 8.29, 264.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.339, 21.575, 28.679)`
Decimal	`7831950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77818E, 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 #77818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #77818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77818e; }
.text { color: #77818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77818e, #78778e); }

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Questions

What color is #77818E?: #77818E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77818E?: The RGB value is 119, 129, 142: 119 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77818E?: The complementary color is #8E8477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.