What color is #77888B?

#77888B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77888B?

The RGB value is 119, 136, 139: 119 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77888B?

The complementary color is #8B7A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77888B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77888B color

#77888B rgb(119, 136, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77888B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 53.3% green and 54.5% blue (119, 136, 139).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#77888B color codes

HEX	`#77888B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 136, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 53.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, -5.47, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 6.6, 213.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.071, 23.394, 27.826)`
Decimal	`7833739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77888B, 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 #77888B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77888B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #77888B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77888b; }
.text { color: #77888b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77888b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 136 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77888b, #777e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #77888B?: #77888B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77888B?: The RGB value is 119, 136, 139: 119 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77888B?: The complementary color is #8B7A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77888B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.