Information about #77788D color

#77788D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#77788D falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(119, 120, 141) — 46.7% red, 47.1% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 8 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #77788D reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Skeletony (#777887). Slightly further away sit Rhythm (#777696) and Slate Gray (#708090).

In RGB terms — rgb(119, 120, 141) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #77788D: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#77788D color variations

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#77788D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #77788D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#77788D
  • RGB119, 120, 141
  • CMYK9, 8, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(119, 120, 141)
  • HSL237°, 9%, 51%
  • HSL Precise237.273°, 8.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV237°, 16%, 55%
  • HSB237°, 16%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.471, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.471, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.471, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID77788D
  • DECIMAL ID7829645
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01