What color is #77837A?

#77837A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77837A?

The RGB value is 119, 131, 122: 119 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77837A?

The complementary color is #837780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77837A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77837A color

#77837A rgb(119, 131, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77837A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.4% green and 47.8% blue (119, 131, 122).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#77837A color codes

HEX	`#77837A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 131, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -6.25, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 7.1, 151.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.236, 21.559, 21.557)`
Decimal	`7832442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77837A, 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 #77837A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77837A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #77837A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77837a; }
.text { color: #77837a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77837a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 131 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77837a, #778380); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77837A?: #77837A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77837A?: The RGB value is 119, 131, 122: 119 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77837A?: The complementary color is #837780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77837A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.