What color is #7B7770?

#7B7770 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7770?

The RGB value is 123, 119, 112: 123 red, 119 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7770?

The complementary color is #70747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7770 color

#7B7770 rgb(123, 119, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7770 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.7% green and 43.9% blue (123, 119, 112).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#7B7770 color codes

HEX	`#7B7770`
RGB	`rgb(123, 119, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 0.19, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 4.39, 87.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.689, 18.575, 17.979)`
Decimal	`8091504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7770, 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 #7B7770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #7B7770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7770; }
.text { color: #7b7770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 119 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7770, #7a7b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7770?: #7B7770 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7770?: The RGB value is 123, 119, 112: 123 red, 119 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7770?: The complementary color is #70747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.