What color is #77969B?

#77969B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77969B?

The RGB value is 119, 150, 155: 119 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77969B?

The complementary color is #9B7C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77969B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77969B color

#77969B rgb(119, 150, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77969B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58.8% green and 60.8% blue (119, 150, 155).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#77969B color codes

HEX	`#77969B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 150, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -9.6, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 11.42, 212.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.429, 28.1, 35.141)`
Decimal	`7837339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77969B, 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 #77969B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77969B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #77969B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77969b; }
.text { color: #77969b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77969b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 150 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77969b, #77849b); }

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Questions

What color is #77969B?: #77969B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77969B?: The RGB value is 119, 150, 155: 119 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77969B?: The complementary color is #9B7C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77969B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.