What color is #7B777F?

#7B777F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B777F?

The RGB value is 123, 119, 127: 123 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B777F?

The complementary color is #7B7F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B777F color

#7B777F rgb(123, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B777F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (123, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#7B777F color codes

HEX	`#7B777F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, 3.14, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 4.95, 309.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.595, 18.937, 22.75)`
Decimal	`8091519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B777F, 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 #7B777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #7B777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b777f; }
.text { color: #7b777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b777f, #7f777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B777F?: #7B777F is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B777F?: The RGB value is 123, 119, 127: 123 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B777F?: The complementary color is #7B7F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.