What color is #757776?

#757776 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757776?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 118: 117 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757776?

The complementary color is #777576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757776 color

#757776 rgb(117, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (117, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#757776 color codes

HEX	`#757776`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, -0.96, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 1, 163.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.202, 18.284, 19.759)`
Decimal	`7698294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757776, 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 #757776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #757776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757776; }
.text { color: #757776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757776, #757777); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #757776?: #757776 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757776?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 118: 117 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757776?: The complementary color is #777576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.