What color is #778781?

#778781 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778781?

The RGB value is 119, 135, 129: 119 red, 135 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778781?

The complementary color is #87777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778781 color

#778781 rgb(119, 135, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778781 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 52.9% green and 50.6% blue (119, 135, 129).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#778781 color codes

HEX	`#778781`
RGB	`rgb(119, 135, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 52.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -7.06, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 7.17, 169.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.233, 22.835, 24.106)`
Decimal	`7833473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778781, 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 #778781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #778781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778781; }
.text { color: #778781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 135 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778781, #778587); }

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Questions

What color is #778781?: #778781 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778781?: The RGB value is 119, 135, 129: 119 red, 135 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778781?: The complementary color is #87777D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.