What color is #7A777F?

#7A777F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A777F?

The RGB value is 122, 119, 127: 122 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A777F?

The complementary color is #7C7F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A777F color

#7A777F rgb(122, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A777F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (122, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#7A777F color codes

HEX	`#7A777F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 2.77, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 4.83, 304.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.453, 18.864, 22.743)`
Decimal	`8025983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A777F, 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 #7A777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #7A777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a777f; }
.text { color: #7a777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a777f, #7e777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7A777F?: #7A777F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A777F?: The RGB value is 122, 119, 127: 122 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A777F?: The complementary color is #7C7F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.