What color is #776778?

#776778 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776778?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 120: 119 red, 103 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776778?

The complementary color is #687867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776778 color

#776778 rgb(119, 103, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776778 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 47.1% blue (119, 103, 120).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#776778 color codes

HEX	`#776778`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, 9.66, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 12.01, 323.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.848, 14.979, 19.822)`
Decimal	`7825272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776778, 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 #776778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #776778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776778; }
.text { color: #776778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776778, #786771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776778?: #776778 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776778?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 120: 119 red, 103 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776778?: The complementary color is #687867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.