What color is #776969?

#776969 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776969?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 105: 119 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776969?

The complementary color is #697777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776969 color

#776969 rgb(119, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776969 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (119, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#776969 color codes

HEX	`#776969`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, 5.52, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 5.88, 20.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.209, 15.045, 15.465)`
Decimal	`7825769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776969, 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 #776969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #776969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776969; }
.text { color: #776969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776969, #777069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776969?: #776969 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776969?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 105: 119 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776969?: The complementary color is #697777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.