#777981

Accessibility

4.84:1

Vs white / black

4.34:1 · 4.84:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#777981

RGB

rgb(119, 121, 129)

RGBA

rgba(119, 121, 129, 1)

HSL

hsl(228, 4%, 49%)

HSLA

hsla(228, 4%, 49%, 1)

HSV

hsv(228, 8%, 51%)

LAB

lab(50.9% 0.92 -4.62)

LCH

lch(50.9% 4.71 281.26)

OKLAB

oklab(0.577 0.001 -0.0124)

OKLCH

oklch(0.577 0.0124 274.61)

XYZ

xyz(18.41, 19.18, 23.50)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 49%)

CSS

color: #777981;

CSS variable

--color-777981: #777981;

SCSS

$color-777981: #777981;

JavaScript

const color = "#777981";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#777981";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#777981" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#777981", "rgb": { "r": 119, "g": 121, "b": 129 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.577 0.0124 274.61)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#777981-1: #777981;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.28 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 5.09 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.66 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.19 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f1f4ff 100e4e7f6 200d0d4e2 300babdcb 4009da1ae 500828693 6006c6f7c 700565965 80040434f 9002c2e39 950181a24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f4f5 e8e9ea dddee0 d2d2d5 c6c7cb bbbcc0 b0b1b6 a4a6ab 999ba1 8e8f96 82848c 777981 6d6f76 63656c 595b61 4f5156 45474b 3c3d41 323236 28282b 1e1e20 141415 0a0a0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f4f5 e8e9ea dddee0 d2d2d5 c6c7cb bbbcc0 b0b1b6 a4a6ab 999ba1 8e8f96 82848c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6d6f76 63656c 595b61 4f5156 45474b 3c3d41 323236 28282b 1e1e20 141415 0a0a0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

787a81 797a81 797b81 7a7b81 7b7c81 7c7d81 7c7d80 7d7e80 7e7e80 7f7f80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#777981Stop 1 #828078Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#787F82Stop 1 #777981Stop 2 #7B7882Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#777981Stop 1 #82787AStop 2 #7A8278Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#777981Stop 1 #827B78Stop 2 #7F8278Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#313235Stop 1 #56575DStop 2 #7A7C85Stop 3 #A2A4A9Stop 4 #CACBCEStop 5

Using this color

Where #777981 works

#777981 (#777981) sits in the blue grey family at about 228° hue, 4% saturation, and 49% lightness. Contrast is 4.34:1 on white and 4.84:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #777981 as small body text on white — 4.34:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Gray#808080 SlateGray#708090 Chakra gray 500#718096 American River#636E72 Tailwind slate 500#64748B DimGray#696969

Where #777981 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #777981 as small body text on white — 4.34:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.