What color is #77646B?

#77646B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77646B?

The RGB value is 119, 100, 107: 119 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77646B?

The complementary color is #647770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77646B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77646B color

#77646B rgb(119, 100, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77646B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.2% green and 42% blue (119, 100, 107).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#77646B color codes

HEX	`#77646B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 100, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, 8.88, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 8.95, 352.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.819, 14.098, 15.848)`
Decimal	`7824491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77646B, 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 #77646B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77646B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	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 #77646B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77646b; }
.text { color: #77646b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77646b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 100 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77646b, #776764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #77646B?: #77646B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77646B?: The RGB value is 119, 100, 107: 119 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77646B?: The complementary color is #647770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77646B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.