What color is #776663?

#776663 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776663?

The RGB value is 119, 102, 99: 119 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776663?

The complementary color is #637477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776663 color

#776663 rgb(119, 102, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776663 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40% green and 38.8% blue (119, 102, 99).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#776663 color codes

HEX	`#776663`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 6.22, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 7.5, 33.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.611, 14.326, 13.797)`
Decimal	`7824995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776663, 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 #776663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #776663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776663; }
.text { color: #776663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776663, #777063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776663?: #776663 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776663?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 99: 119 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776663?: The complementary color is #637477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.