What color is #7B7C77?

#7B7C77 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7C77?

The RGB value is 123, 124, 119: 123 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7C77?

The complementary color is #78777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7C77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7C77 color

#7B7C77 rgb(123, 124, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7C77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.6% green and 46.7% blue (123, 124, 119).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#7B7C77 color codes

HEX	`#7B7C77`
RGB	`rgb(123, 124, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 4%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, -1.36, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 2.93, 117.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.705, 19.958, 20.316)`
Decimal	`8092791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7C77, 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 #7B7C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #7B7C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7c77; }
.text { color: #7b7c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 124 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7c77, #797c77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B7C77?: #7B7C77 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7C77?: The RGB value is 123, 124, 119: 123 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7C77?: The complementary color is #78777C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7C77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.