What color is #77847E?

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

What is the RGB value of #77847E?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 126: 119 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77847E?

The complementary color is #84777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77847E color

#77847E rgb(119, 132, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77847E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (119, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#77847E color codes

HEX	`#77847E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 10%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -6, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 6.22, 164.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.624, 21.931, 22.934)`
Decimal	`7832702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77847E, 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 #77847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #77847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77847e; }
.text { color: #77847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77847e, #778484); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77847E?: #77847E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77847E?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 126: 119 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77847E?: The complementary color is #84777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.