What color is #77848C?

#77848C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77848C?

The RGB value is 119, 132, 140: 119 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77848C?

The complementary color is #8C7F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77848C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77848C color

#77848C rgb(119, 132, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77848C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.8% green and 54.9% blue (119, 132, 140).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#77848C color codes

HEX	`#77848C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 132, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, -2.99, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 6.62, 243.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.591, 22.318, 28.029)`
Decimal	`7832716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77848C, 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 #77848C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77848C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #77848C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77848c; }
.text { color: #77848c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77848c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 132 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77848c, #77798c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #77848C?: #77848C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77848C?: The RGB value is 119, 132, 140: 119 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77848C?: The complementary color is #8C7F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77848C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.