What color is #77839F?

#77839F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77839F?

The RGB value is 119, 131, 159: 119 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77839F?

The complementary color is #9F9377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77839F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77839F color

#77839F rgb(119, 131, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #77839F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.4% green and 62.4% blue (119, 131, 159).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#77839F color codes

HEX	`#77839F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 131, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, 2.09, -16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 16.51, 277.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.98, 22.657, 36.009)`
Decimal	`7832479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77839F, 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 #77839F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77839F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #77839F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77839f; }
.text { color: #77839f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77839f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 131 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77839f, #7f779f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #77839F?: #77839F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77839F?: The RGB value is 119, 131, 159: 119 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77839F?: The complementary color is #9F9377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77839F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.