What color is #7B7977?

#7B7977 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7977?

The RGB value is 123, 121, 119: 123 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7977?

The complementary color is #77797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7977 color

#7B7977 rgb(123, 121, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7977 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.5% green and 46.7% blue (123, 121, 119).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7B7977 color codes

HEX	`#7B7977`
RGB	`rgb(123, 121, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.94, 0.36, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.94, 1.41, 75.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.335, 19.218, 20.193)`
Decimal	`8092023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7977, 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 #7B7977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #7B7977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7977; }
.text { color: #7b7977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 121 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7977, #7b7b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B7977?: #7B7977 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7977?: The RGB value is 123, 121, 119: 123 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7977?: The complementary color is #77797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.