Lucky Grey `#777777`

Lucky Grey (#777777) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX	`#777777`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 119)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 47%)`
HSV	`hsv(0, 0%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(50 0 0)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.569 0.000 90)`

How Lucky Grey behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Lucky Grey shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #7c746f — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #7b7774 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #777777 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
Blue-sky shade (cool daylight (~10000K proxy)): → #777879 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged

Test Lucky Grey in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 4.48:1 and against black 4.69:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Colors that go with Lucky Grey

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#cdcdcd · #a6a6a6 · #777777 · #5d5d5d · #3b3b3b · #1d1d1d

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#95a179 · #8e8c5c · #777777 · #7e6037 · #704c30 · #5f3a2b

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#99c194 · #889b86 · #777777 · #69592e · #4c3e16 · #1a2b18

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#e4ddcb · #c5ba9d · #9d9889 · #777777 · #475582 · #423a23

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#eff2f9 · #959288 · #777777 · #5b5d62 · #2a261c · #010102

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#f2f2f2 · #c9c9c9 · #777777 · #222222 · #030303 · #e7c04d

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#edf2ff · #8391b8 · #777777 · #4d5b88 · #1a2445 · #0b0500

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#edf2ff · #7097b3 · #777777 · #645382 · #002942 · #020006

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#e1f6fa · #659ca6 · #777777 · #754e72 · #371935 · #000305

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e3f7f2 · #689e93 · #777777 · #4d5b88 · #3e1725 · #000008

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#8e8e8e · #a4a4a4 · #bbbbbb · #d2d2d2 · #e8e8e8

Shades

#636363 · #4f4f4f · #3c3c3c · #282828 · #141414

Using Lucky Grey

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.