What color is #77989D?

#77989D 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 #77989D?

The RGB value is 119, 152, 157: 119 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77989D?

The complementary color is #9D7C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77989D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77989D color

#77989D rgb(119, 152, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77989D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 59.6% green and 61.6% blue (119, 152, 157).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#77989D color codes

HEX	`#77989D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 152, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 59.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -10.22, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 12.05, 211.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.92, 28.812, 36.14)`
Decimal	`7837853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77989D, 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 #77989D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77989D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #77989D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77989d; }
.text { color: #77989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77989d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 152 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77989d, #77859d); }

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Questions

What color is #77989D?: #77989D 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 #77989D?: The RGB value is 119, 152, 157: 119 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77989D?: The complementary color is #9D7C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77989D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.