What color is #776677?

#776677 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776677?

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

What is the complementary color of #776677?

The complementary color is #667766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776677 color

#776677 rgb(119, 102, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776677 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#776677 color codes

HEX	`#776677`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, 10.05, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 12.24, 325.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.688, 14.757, 19.471)`
Decimal	`7825015`
Short hex	`#767`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776677, 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 #776677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #776677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776677; }
.text { color: #776677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776677, #77666f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776677?: #776677 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776677?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 119: 119 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776677?: The complementary color is #667766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.