What color is #77696A?

#77696A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77696A?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 106: 119 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77696A?

The complementary color is #697776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77696A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77696A color

#77696A rgb(119, 105, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77696A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 41.6% blue (119, 105, 106).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#77696A color codes

HEX	`#77696A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, 5.7, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 5.89, 14.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.261, 15.066, 15.737)`
Decimal	`7825770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77696A, 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 #77696A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77696A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #77696A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77696a; }
.text { color: #77696a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77696a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77696a, #776f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #77696A?: #77696A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77696A?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 106: 119 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77696A?: The complementary color is #697776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77696A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.