What color is #77666E?

#77666E is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77666E?

The RGB value is 119, 102, 110: 119 red, 102 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77666E?

The complementary color is #66776F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77666E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77666E color

#77666E rgb(119, 102, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77666E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40% green and 43.1% blue (119, 102, 110).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#77666E color codes

HEX	`#77666E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, 8.25, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 8.49, 346.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.173, 14.551, 16.758)`
Decimal	`7825006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77666E, 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 #77666E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77666E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #77666E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77666e; }
.text { color: #77666e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77666e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77666e, #776766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #77666E?: #77666E is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77666E?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 110: 119 red, 102 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77666E?: The complementary color is #66776F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77666E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.