What color is #77847B?

#77847B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77847B?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 123: 119 red, 132 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77847B?

The complementary color is #847780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77847B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77847B color

#77847B rgb(119, 132, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77847B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 48.2% blue (119, 132, 123).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#77847B color codes

HEX	`#77847B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -6.61, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 7.36, 153.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.433, 21.854, 21.93)`
Decimal	`7832699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77847B, 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 #77847B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77847B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #77847B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77847b; }
.text { color: #77847b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77847b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77847b, #778482); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77847B?: #77847B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77847B?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 123: 119 red, 132 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77847B?: The complementary color is #847780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77847B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.