What color is #7D777C?

#7D777C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D777C?

The RGB value is 125, 119, 124: 125 red, 119 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D777C?

The complementary color is #777D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D777C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D777C color

#7D777C rgb(125, 119, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D777C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.7% green and 48.6% blue (125, 119, 124).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% 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 4.8:1).

#7D777C color codes

HEX	`#7D777C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 119, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 5%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 3.27, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 3.79, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.692, 19.009, 21.749)`
Decimal	`8222588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D777C, 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 #7D777C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D777C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #7D777C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d777c; }
.text { color: #7d777c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d777c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 119 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d777c, #7d7779); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D777C?: #7D777C is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D777C?: The RGB value is 125, 119, 124: 125 red, 119 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D777C?: The complementary color is #777D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D777C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.