What color is #776571?

#776571 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776571?

The RGB value is 119, 101, 113: 119 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776571?

The complementary color is #65776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776571 color

#776571 rgb(119, 101, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776571 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.6% green and 44.3% blue (119, 101, 113).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#776571 color codes

HEX	`#776571`
RGB	`rgb(119, 101, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, 9.44, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 10.28, 336.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.242, 14.422, 17.6)`
Decimal	`7824753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776571, 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 #776571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #776571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776571; }
.text { color: #776571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 101 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776571, #776568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776571?: #776571 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776571?: The RGB value is 119, 101, 113: 119 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776571?: The complementary color is #65776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.